Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky

Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners

Structural Condition The artist's canvas has been lined onto a piece of hardboard. The hardboard support is securely attached to what appears to be the artist's original, keyed wooden stretcher. The canvas tacking edges remain pinned to the edges of the stretcher. Paint Surface The paint surface has an even varnish layer. There is a pattern of very fine lines of drying craquelure within the shore line in the lower left quadrant of the composition. These are entirely stable and are not visually distracting. Inspection under ultra-violet light shows just a few tiny scattered spots of retouching. Summary The painting would therefore appear to be in very good and stable condition.
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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.