A Ship in a Stormy Sea

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Aivazian) Armenian, born Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

1892

Not on view

Aivazovsky was a celebrated painter of seascapes. The artist’s affinity for the ocean began in his birthplace, the Black Sea port of Feodosia (Theodosia) in Crimea, then part of the Russian Empire and now in Ukraine. As a member of the city’s longstanding Armenian community, Aivazovsky had a rich cultural and linguistic background. He worked and exhibited widely, including in cities in present-day Armenia, Georgia, Italy, Russia, Turkey, and mainland Ukraine. In 1892, he visited the United States. This miniature was presumably a gift to Isabel Hapgood, an author and a translator of French and Russian literature, during Aivazovsky’s trip to New York. Hapgood gave the miniature to The Met in 1913.

Artwork Details

Title: A Ship in a Stormy Sea
Artist: Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Aivazian) (Armenian, born Russian Empire [now Ukraine], Feodosia (Theodosia) 1817–1900 Feodosia (Theodosia))
Date: 1892
Medium: Card
Dimensions: 1 x 2 in. (26 x 53 mm)
Classification: Miniatures
Credit Line: Gift of Isabel F. Hapgood, 1913
Object Number: 13.130
Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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