IVAN KONSTANTINOVICH AIVAZOVSKY | Harbour Scene

There is a loss to the paper at the top. This is under the mount and does not affect the composition. Some surface scratches are visible in places: across the eagle's nest in the foreground, to the shadow below the large ship as well as to the sky on the right. There is a light layer of dirt with some spots of dirt in places. Held in a gilt period frame behind glass. The frame bears Beggrov stamps and a J.Daziaro label. Unexamined out of frame/
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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.