Russian Pictures

IVAN KONSTANTINOVICH AIVAZOVSKY |Sunset over Constantinople

Auction Closed

June 4, 12:47 PM GMT

Estimate

250,000 - 350,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

IVAN KONSTANTINOVICH AIVAZOVSKY

1817-1900

Sunset over Constantinople

signed in Cyrillic and dated 1861 l.l.

oil on canvas

61 by 91cm, 24 by 35¾in.

This unusual composition depicts the outer walls of the Rumelihisari Castle, a 15th century fortress on the European bank of the Bosphorus.

The present work is included in the numbered archive of the artist's work compiled by Gianni Caffiero and Ivan Samarine.