Open Sea
Ivan Aivazovsky, 1898
Open sea under Aivazovsky sky. Swell and distance, no shore in sight.
About this work
This small seascape by Ivan Aivazovsky looks along a Black Sea shore toward steep mountains, with a few figures on the beach, gentle surf and sailing ships offshore under a pale, hazy sky. Wikimedia Commons, which holds the museum's photograph, identifies it as a seascape with a view of Yalta on the southern coast of Crimea, painted in oil on a panel only 19 by 24 cm. It belongs to the Dagestan Museum of Fine Arts in Makhachkala, which published it through Google Arts & Culture. The record gives no date. Aivazovsky, baptised Hovhannes Aivazian, was born to Armenian parents in 1817 in Feodosia, a Black Sea port in Crimea, and was based there for most of his life. After studying at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg and spending time in Italy in the early 1840s, he was appointed the official artist of the Russian Navy. He is considered one of the greatest masters of marine painting. In a career of almost sixty years he produced around 6,000 paintings, the vast majority of them seascapes, and held many solo exhibitions in Europe and the United States.
Sources: Wikimedia Commons: Ivan Aivazovsky, Seascape (Dagestan Museum of Fine Arts) · Wikipedia: Ivan Aivazovsky
Print facts
- Native resolution
- 7,146 × 5,515 px
- Sharp at 150 ppi up to
- 47 × 36 in
- Sizes
- Small (20 × 15 in) · $100 · 357 ppi
Medium (24 × 19 in) · $150 · 290 ppi
Large (36 × 28 in) · $300 · 197 ppi - Price includes
- Frame and US shipping · 14–21 days · 30-day returns
FAQ
Where can I buy a framed print of Open Sea?
Here. Open Sea is available as a framed print in three sizes: Small (20 × 15 in) for $100, Medium (24 × 19 in) for $150 and Large (36 × 28 in) for $300. Prices include the frame and US shipping; delivery takes 14–21 days, with 30-day returns.
What size works best for Open Sea?
The file is 7,146 × 5,515 px, so every size is sharp: even Large (36 × 28 in) prints at 197 ppi. Choose Large (36 × 28 in) for a large wall; Small (20 × 15 in) suits a narrower space.
Is it legal to print Open Sea?
Yes. Open Sea is in the public domain: its copyright, if it ever had one, expired long ago. In the United States a faithful photograph of a public-domain painting does not create a new copyright (Bridgeman v. Corel, 1999), so the image can be printed and sold freely.
