Ninth Wave Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817-1900)

A magnificent picture, but for some reason, it cannot be downloaded.

Victor, below each picture there is a link to the full version: Download full size: 5815 x 3840 px (1.8 Mb). Click on the resolution and safely save it to your computer.

The painting is amazing! Theres also one in the Russian museum, but where is the original?

I agree with Ksyusha, the painting is amazing! The way it captures light is incredible!
Huge THANK YOU to the creators of the website!

SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!

Hi! I saw a painting at the Hermitage. You can feel its power, strength... and inevitability...

I wonder why it was necessary to move this painting from the Russian Museum to the Hermitage?

Uncle Lesh, there are a few pictures in the high-resolution folder that arent from the Hermitage Museum. Theyre kind of visiting. ;)

Only a great artist can paint the sea like that! In my opinion, no one paints like Ivan Aivazovsky! Every time I see The Ninth Wave, it takes my breath away.

Aivazovsky is magnificent! I would also like to commend the photographers work – it was AMAZING! Thank you very much!

To express an opinion about what would make a normal persons blood run cold and stop them from breathing for a moment is the privilege of someone who could actually create such a thing.

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The caption is in Russian, not in English.

Aleksey, yes, this section features paintings from other museums; they are temporarily on display here.

Often, life presents difficulties, and then I constantly tell myself, Here comes the ninth wave, remembering that circle of sun in this painting, towards which the hopes of these unfortunate people are drawn. The way out of difficult situations lies in always striving for the sun. And its still hard to believe that a person created this painting with their own hands. A profound thought.

The painting The Ninth Wave had already captivated viewers in Theodosia at the Aivazovsky Museum. It was hard to believe that it was created by hand. People even looked behind the painting to make sure it wasnt just lighting, but rather a testament to the artists talent. Thank you for the opportunity to relive these wonderful feelings. 12/20/2010

The painting is beautiful.

This is a painting from the Russian Museum. The Hermitage, on the other hand, features European art, not specifically Russian paintings. As for The Ninth Wave by Ivan Aivazovsky, our guide told us that he painted it in just 3 hours.

Great!

Unique art

Words fail me... its so beautiful. I dream of seeing it with my own eyes and in its full size.

Even as a child, I was fascinated by this painting. There was a canvas reproduction of it in my home, and I could look at it for hours...
I would really like to see it, as well as many other works by the wonderful artist.

Thank you very much for the opportunity to download paintings by this great artist in high resolution!

I regret to say that my positive review from April 10th was too hasty. Out of the more than 500 paintings by Aivazovsky presented here, only a few are of acceptable quality. Most of them are scans of terrible quality and in microscopic resolution. :(

In the original version, it is very captivating... its impossible to look away.

это сила

Words fail me, and theres nothing more to add – everything is clear as it is. The original painting is located in the Ivan Aivazovsky Museum in the city of Feodosia, which is in Crimea.

No matter what other works may be, and regardless of how they relate to academic painting, this is currently the pinnacle of perfection!
Anyone who disagrees should try to do better.

The beautiful glaze of the ocean waves with airy foam reflects sunlight, while a sun veiled by clouds creates a feeling of peace and harmony with nature.

http://gallery.crimea.ua/ru/museum.php?id=001 ...

Here is a list of works from the I. K. Aivazovsky National Art Gallery:
http://gallery.crimea.ua/ru/museum.php?id=001

Where is The Ninth Wave in this list????
Its shocking how ignorant people can be!!!

Like the Russian Museum and the Tretyakov Gallery, only originals are kept there!
And looking for The Ninth Wave in the Hermitage is simply barbaric!

By the way, there are also authorial repetitions, such as 3 versions of Repins Zaporozhian Cossacks..., about 10 or more repetitions of Kuindzhis Moonlit Night on the Dnieper, two versions of Polenovs Moscow Courtyards, etc. (Authorial repetitions are when the same artist paints several variations).
But only the original The Ninth Wave is in the Russian Museum.

You look at it as if it were an icon. Its a beautiful painting. The artist has great talent.

Its amazing... When I look at his paintings, I cant take my eyes off them. They are simply unrealistically beautiful. And whats most important is the mood they evoke and a sense of something otherworldly.

Pleby

The suffering and despair of people in the face of a natural disaster. Only someone who has experienced a severe storm themselves can truly understand this scene.

No words needed! Everything is clear anyway!

Ever since childhood, this painting has been a favorite! When I first saw this magnificent canvas at the Russian Museum, I sat in front of it for half an hour... I couldnt take my eyes away... What a riot of nature! It was amazing! I was so moved that I heard the roar of the raging sea, the crashing of waves, and the cries and groans of those who perished in the shipwreck. I felt the salt of seawater on my lips, and I felt all the horror of what was happening! Many years have passed, but even now, when I see a reproduction or simply remember it, I get chills down my spine!

It is very impressive.

The painting is magnificent. There are no words to describe it. A great artist. But Im not saying this because I havent seen many paintings about the sea; this one is simply incomparable. And if we talk about the realism of the scene, then its pure improvisation. You wont find anything like it in nature.

Its both very beautiful and very scary. Everything is realistic. Our children would say its almost 3D. Its not a Plate with an Egg by Malevich, where theres either no plate or no egg!

I apologize. From S. Dali.

Без-слов!

Victor is right (see 1) – its impossible to download in the stated resolution. It downloads as 486 KB, while they claim 1.8 MB. And frankly, this is a mockery of art. Can you really watch masterpieces in such low resolution? They should weigh at least 6-8 MB; thats the only way to truly enjoy them. Otherwise, you can only get a vague idea of what they are.

Alexander, without a subscription, you cannot download the picture in full resolution here.

Albina. What do you mean by improvisation? You wont find anything like that in nature. Are you talking about a storm? It can be much stronger than that. When the entire sea is covered with foam. Visibility is zero. And from the painting, I understood that everything is almost over. Even the sun (hope) has appeared.

Well, praising the painting would be almost indecent. The painting has well-deserved worldwide fame. And I am grateful to the website administrators for including the year of creation and the location (presumably of the original) after the title of each painting in this album.

Excellent painting. Although such waves dont actually exist (they are too reminiscent of folk art), the feeling it evokes is captivating. There are some technical inaccuracies: if thats a scarf in the hands, under the influence of the wind, it should be physically depicted differently; and the water shown running down the masts looks static and doesnt fit into the overall composition of the storm. But these are minor details compared to the grandeur of the storm, and they dont spoil the overall impression of the artwork. Creating such a painting is truly art – we all applaud Aivazovsky!

In my opinion, the hall of Ivan Aivazovsky in the Russian Museum is the most magnificent.

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This painting, a childhood memory, hung in the house that belonged to my grandmother and burned down in the 1980s.

One of the most magnificent paintings Im seen in my entire life. I really want to see it in person someday.

Fifty years ago (when I was a child), I saw Ivan Aivazovskys painting The Ninth Wave in Feodosia. As we entered the museum, it was right there in front of me.

The painting is very good and beautiful.

Peerless

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How many strange coincidences, paradoxes, and mysteries there are in life. For example, Armenia has no sea, and never had one! Yet, it just so happened that the most famous Russian painter, originally an Armenian by origin, was a marine artist... Perhaps youve already guessed that were talking about Aivazovsky. In reality, by birth, he wasnt Ivan at all, but Hovannes Aivazian.

The future great painter was born, and this is certainly symbolic, in the famous city on the shore of the Black Sea – in Feodosia, in 1817. There is no doubt that his place of birth played a huge role in Aivazovsky becoming a great marine artist later in life.

In the history of Russian painting, there were other artists who painted pictures on maritime themes. There were many of them: Nikolai Arseulov and Alexei Hansen, Ivan Grabovsky and Mikhail Tkachenko, as well as many others, but none of them were destined to stand alongside the son of Georgy Aivazian...

The sea was both an alluring call and a curse for him. All the major milestones in his career as an artist are connected to it, and at the same time, it almost destroyed him when, during a maritime journey through Europe in the 1840s, the ship carrying the already famous painter nearly perished in the waters of the Bay of Biscay... His death was prematurely reported by all European newspapers.

But first came his youthful paintings of marine landscapes in his native Crimea. Then came years of study at the famous Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. It was 1833... And soon after, the then little-known painter began to receive awards and recognition. Here are some of the most notable:

- Silver medal for the landscapes View on the Coast and Study of Air at Sea – 1835.
- Grand gold medal for the painting Calm – 1837.
- Gold medal from Pope Gregory XVI for the painting on a biblical subject Chaos – early 1840s.
- Gold medal from the Paris Academy of Arts – also in the 1840s.

By the mid-19th century, our glorious artist was already a member of many European academies: Rome and Florence, Paris and Amsterdam.

His immortal works have been forever added to the treasury of world art: The Ninth Wave and Moonlit Night on the Bosphorus, Rainbow and Pushkin on the Shore of the Black Sea.

The greatest masterpiece by the master, The Ninth Wave, was created in 1850. But even now, it still amazes viewers with its power: an endless, raging sea element and a ray of light, like a ray of hope, for a handful of brave souls on a small raft...

It is also remarkable that the painter created about six thousand paintings during his creative life.

His famous contemporaries dedicated many enthusiastic lines to him, asserting that this artist was truly a figure of world importance.

On July 29, 1817, the best marine artist of our Fatherland turns 200 years old.

Looking at his immortal The Ninth Wave in the Russian Museum, you feel the power and might of the Russian spirit!

I love the sea and everything associated with it very much. In particular, I am drawn to the work of famous marine painters. My favorite among them is Aivazovsky. His painting The Ninth Wave is a true masterpiece, in my opinion.

When I first saw it, I honestly admit that I was amazed by how vast and at the same time tragic it is. Aivazovsky managed to accurately convey the power of the raging sea and show just how strong this formidable element is. The artist seems to prove that there are no obstacles for the waves; he shows them in a terrifying and captivating way.

Through the heavy curtain of clouds, a bright sun shines through, seemingly acting as a symbol of hope. It brings the painting to life and adds a romantic touch to it. There is a sense of grandeur when looking at the unique fiery glow. I am captivated when I carefully look at this work by Aivazovsky. The painting makes an unforgettable and powerful impression thanks to certain elements, perhaps even non-existent ones. But he is an artist, and thats how he sees it, and thats how he wants to show us. This is the main difference between the painting and photographs. I would very much like to visit Feodosia and see the gallery named after this talented man.