Ship by Moonlight

Artist:: Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian, Feodosiya 1817–1900 Feodosiya)

Medium:: Oil on canvas

Dimensions:: 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (15.9 x 23.5 cm)

Classification:: Paintings

Credit Line:: Bequest of Mary Jane Dastich, in memory of her husband, General Frank Dastich, 1975

Accession Number:: 1975.280.2

Not on view

Inscription: Signed or inscribed (lower right): A

Mary Jane Dastich, New York (until d. 1975)

Vitale Manin. Letter. received March 8, 1977, observes that although typical characteristics of Aivazovsky's work are present in this picture, the thickly applied brushstrokes for the water and large areas of bare ground are unusual.

Timelines
Anatolia and the Caucasus, 1800–1900 A.D.
Central and North Asia, 1800–1900 A.D.
Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 1800–1900 A.D.

European Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Artists Born before 1865: A Summary Catalogue

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European Paintings (2,553)

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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (3)

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A Ship in a Stormy Sea

Artist: Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian, Feodosiya 1817–1900 Feodosiya) Date: 1892 Medium: Card Accession: 13.130 On view in:Not on view

A Ship in a Stormy Sea

Artist: Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian, Feodosiya 1817–1900 Feodosiya) Date: 1892 Medium: Card Accession: 13.130 On view in:Not on view

Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin (1855–1888)

Artist: Ilia Efimovich Repin (Russian, Chuguev 1844–1930 Kuokkala) Date: 1884 Medium: Oil on canvas Accession: 1972.145.2 On view in:Gallery 827

The Christ Child with Saints Boris and Gleb

Artist: Russian Painter (16th–18th century) Medium: (a) tempera and gold on wood; (b) gold and enamel studded with jewels Accession: 33.84ab On view in:Gallery 303