He is the third son in the family, whose original name was "Ovanis", and "Ivan" was later changed according to the Russian name. Ivan Aivazovski studied in Simferopol Middle School when he was a child. A local architect found him talented in painting and recommended him to a junior college.
1833, Aivazovski was admitted to Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts and studied in Vrobiyev's studio. After French painter Tanier came to Petersburg, he had a decisive influence on young Aivazovski. Tanier is good at painting rivers and lakes. He once took Aivazovski as an apprentice and taught him how to draw the sea.
1836, Aivazovski exhibited five seascapes at the college exhibition, which was highly praised by the media.
1837, he won the grand prize, the gold medal and the title of "painter" for his two paintings "A Calm Gulf of Finland" and "The Great Berth of Karanstadt". He was only twenty years old that year.
1838, Aivazovski returned to Docia and the Black Sea coast, and began to make a living by painting. Sketch outdoors and finish the work in the studio.
From 65438 to 0840, Aivazovski received a study abroad grant from the Academy of Fine Arts in Petersburg, and went to Italy, Germany, France and the Netherlands for study and investigation. I have held several art exhibitions abroad, which are very popular and the sales are gratifying.
1844, after returning to China, he was awarded the title of academician by the Academy of Fine Arts in Petersburg, and at the same time he was employed by the Russian Navy Department to become a full-time painter. He had the opportunity to visit the Greek Islands with Russian navigator Fei Liedtke, and later visited Turkey, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Egypt, Nice, Italy, Florence, and even the United States.
Aivazovski returned to his hometown of Docia in 1845 and built a spacious studio for himself. Since then, he no longer goes out to sketch, but paints with amazing memory and imagination.
1845, he went to Constantinople at the invitation of Sultan Abd-Al-medzhid I, and he visited the city eight times between 1845 and 1890. During this period, Aivazovski was appointed as a court painter by Sultans Abd-Al-medzhid I, Abdul Aziz I and Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire, and created a large number of paintings. Among them, 30 works are now on display in the Ottoman Imperial Palace, Domar Bahce Palace and other Turkish museums. His works are also collected by many museums in Russia and the former Soviet Union, including Elmy Tashi Museum in St Petersburg and Aivazovski Art Exhibition Hall in Ukraine. Aivazovski's works hang in the office of Turkish President Abdullah Gul.
1847, Aivazovski was awarded the title of professor of painting, ranking among the nobles. At the age of 3 1, Aivazovski married Julia Graves, an English teacher in St. Petersburg, and they had four daughters. Later, they divorced, and Aivazovski married a young Armenian widow Anna Boornazian from Theodosia at the age of 65.
1865, Aivazovski founded the first art school in his hometown at the age of 48.
187 1 year completed the archaeological museum, 1880 completed the first provincial gallery in Russia, which has existed ever since.
1880, Feo Docia Gallery was built. He left nearly 6,000 works in his life, including fine works and seasonal works of different levels and values.
As one of the richest artists in Russia, he has never stopped doing public welfare work in Feo Docia. He funded the port renovation and helped the city to open a railway. To show respect for Aivazovski's noble personality and good behavior, the Duma of Feo Docia awarded him the title of 188 1 city honorary citizen.
1895, Aivazovski was shocked by the Armenian Massacre in Asia Minor, and he created a lot of works on this theme, such as "Expulsion of Turkish Ships" and "Armenian Massacre in Trevizon", and gave up a medal awarded to him by Constantinople. 1897, the painter celebrated his 80th birthday. He was awarded the Alexander Nevsky Medal, the highest medal of the Russian Empire.
He spent his later years in Feo Docia, provided water for the city with his own assets, founded an art school, started the first archaeological excavation, and established a history museum in this area. With his efforts, Feo Docia built a commercial port and connected it to the railway network. 1900 On May 2nd, Aivazovski died in Odosia. His grave is located in the courtyard of an ancient Armenian church, and his name is engraved on the tombstone in Armenian. The inscription reads, "People are inherently mortal, but what they leave behind is the eternal memory of the world." Aivazovski embraced the motherland and the sea with the southern mind.