Ottawa resident has no idea how much an Aivazovsky would bringDecember 6, 2017 - 17:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Ottawa resident is selling an Ivan Aivazovsky painting auction value sails in uncharted waters. According to Ottawa Citizen, the painting - titled "The Sea" - has some documentation including a certificate of authenticity – part of which was done by the Artistic Commission of Tretjakov Gallery in Moscow, 1971. It was initially bought directly from the artist and was in one family’s hands for 70 years. The seller says he cannot find a signature, but perhaps it is under the frame. "We would like to sell it, but don’t know how, and can’t seem to come up with a current market value on it," Rob the seller says. Aivazovsky was Armenian, and spent much of his life in the Black Sea area of Crimea. He studied at the Academy of Fine Art in St. Petersburg, and is considered to be Russia’s premier marine painter. Seascapes were his mainstay, and for a time he was chief painter to the Russian Navy. He was prolific, producing thousands ofpaintings during his career. He became known for imbuing his work with both gorgeous light effects and palpable emotion. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |