A large picture of the Raging Sea, made on canvas in the technique of oil painting. The painting depicts a raging sea and coastal rocks, against which a sinking, listing ship, painted on the right, has crashed, and the crew and passengers of the ship are on a lifeboat trying to approach the rocky shore. In the distance, through dark clouds, you can see the sun and the sun`s rays breaking through, as if they give hope for the end of the storm and the salvation of people. Aivazovsky`s signature in the lower right corner. The signature is dry, corresponds to the time of writing the work. A copy of the famous work of the Russian marine painter I. Aivazovsky (1817-1900) collection of the Russian Museum.
Period:
At the turn of 19th -20th century
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