Light, Water and Sky: The Paintings of Ivan Aivazovsky - Hardcover

Caffiero, Gianni; Samarine, Ivan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780670575 ISBN 13: 9781780670577

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Following the success of Seas, Cities and Dreams in 2000, the authors return with a second volume on the works of this remarkable 19th century master who raised European maritime painting to a new level. Gianni Caffiero and Ivan Samarine have gathered the material for this book from public and private collections worldwide. The large number paintings illustrated offer a significant addition to the published corpus of Aivazovsky's oeuvre. Their chronological arrangement makes this volume an invaluable resource for scholars, collectors and Aivazovsky's many admirers.

About this title

From the Author:

Gianni Caffiero was born in Milan in 1953, where he studied art and painting conservation. He is an internationally renowned consultant specialising in the works of Aivazovsky, on which he advises auction houses and galleries around the world. Ivan Samarine was born in Vienna in 1964, and educated in England. He worked for eight years as an expert in Russian art at Sotheby's where he had daily exposure to works by Aivazovsky. He now runs the Russian Art consultancy based in London.

From the Back Cover:

Suitable for scholars, collectors and Aivazovsky's admirers, this book focuses on the works of 19th century master who raised European maritime painting to a new level.

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780670575
• ISBN 13: 9781780670577
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320