Opkomende storm

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky

1899

Opkomende storm by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, 1899

Aivazovsky was the ultimate sea-obsessed artist, churning out over 6,000 seascapes in his lifetime, and this dramatic scene shows exactly why he couldn't look away. A lonely ship, flying a tiny red flag, is being tossed like a toy by churning turquoise waves under a heavy, brooding sky. It captures the raw power of nature typical of the Romantic movement, where the ocean is always the main character and humans are just along for a terrifying ride.

Technique
Oil painting
Material
Canvas
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