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Who painted it?
Who painted “The Ninth Wave”?
“The Ninth Wave” was painted by Ivan Aivazovsky in 1850. Where to see it: Russian Museum.
What to look for
Ivan Aivazovsky: the sea in every mood: towering waves, shipwrecks, moonlight and glowing sunsets on water.
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (29 July 1817 – 2 May 1900) was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born to Armenian parents in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there. Wikipedia
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