The Ninth Wave
1850 · Oil on cancas
Dimensions (332 x 221 cm)
Collection: Art Whisperer
The title refers to an old sailing expression referring to a wave of incredible size that comes after a succession of incrementally larger waves. It depicts a sea after a night storm and people facing death attempting to save themselves by clinging to debris from a wrecked ship. The debris, in the shape of the cross, appears to be a Christian metaphor for salvation from the earthly sin. The painting has warm tones, which reduce the sea's apparent menacing overtones and a chance for the people to survive seems plausible. This painting shows the destructive side, and beauty of nature.
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About this artwork
The Ninth Wave (1850) by Ivan Aivazovsky, oil on cancas, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Ivan Aivazovsky
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky; 29 July 1817 – 2 May 1900 was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there.
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