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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky

AIVAZOVSKY  ABOUT AN ARTIST  Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was a Russian painter of Armenian ethnicity, based in his native Crimea, best known for his seascapes, which constitute more than half of his paintings. The Ninth Wave is his "most celebrated work."Aivazovsky is considered one of the most prominent Russian artists and one of the greatest marine artists of the 19th century BIOGRAPHY  Aivazovsky was born in the town of Feodosiya, Crimea to a poor Armenian family. His father taught him to play the violin and speak Polish and Ukrainian fluently. His talent as an artist earned him sponsorship and entry to the Simferopol gymnasium №1 and later the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts, which he graduated with a gold medal.  At 31, Aivazovsky married Julia Graves, an English governess in St. Petersburg. They had four daughters. The marriage was dissolved, and at the age of 65,