Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky

Structural condition: The artist's canvas laid onto board is providing an even and stable structural support. Paint surface: The paint surface has an even varnish layer. Inspection under ultra-violet light shows some scattered retouchings, most notably small spots and lines within the sky and two areas in the sky in the upper right quadrant, small retouchings to the right of the ship and just above the horizon line, within the water in the lower left of the composition, and on the lower horizontal framing edge. There are other small, scattered retouchings. Summary: The painting would therefore appear to be in very good and stable condition and no further work is required.
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The present work is included in the numbered archive of the artist’s work compiled by Gianni Caffiero and Ivan Samarine.