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Aivazovsky's Calm Strength Rewarded

Result EUR140,000
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 01 August 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - 14A, rue de la Croix-Desilles - 35400 Saint-Malo

The work of one of the most famous Romantic Russian painters was now within reach in Saint-Malo. Its radiant beauty inspired a fierce bidding battle.

Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900), Russian steamboat aiding a sinking ship, 1891, huile... Aivazovsky's Calm Strength Rewarded

Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900), Russian steamboat aiding a sinking ship, 1891, huile sur toile, signature in Cyrillic on the bottom right, countersigned and dated on the back, 45.8 x 74.3 cm.
Result: €140,000

With his unrivaled mastery of the ocean's often unleashed elements and magnificent depictions of spray-drenched suns, it was no surprise that Ivan Aivazovsky…
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