{"product_id":"ivan-aivazovsky-biarritz-lub-plaza-w-biarritz-1889","title":"Ivan Aivazovsky - Biarritz","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"padding-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eBiarritz (or The Beach at Biarritz (1889))\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #888; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003eIvan Aivazovsky\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #888; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e29 Lip 1817 – 2 Maj 1900\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 55%; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 16px; padding-right: 32px;\"\u003eBiarritz is a canvas in which Ivan Aivazovsky leaves behind the familiar waters of the Black Sea to confront an entirely different force of nature – the raw, open Atlantic. The rocky cliffs of the French coast, characteristic of this part of the Atlantic Pyrenees, form a natural backdrop for the timeless drama of waves crashing against the shore. It is in this collision of stone and water that the artist finds his favourite subject – a moment in which the sea becomes almost tangible, full of motion and unpredictable energy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe composition's colour palette hypnotises with its subtlety, moving away from the deep, dark tones of the Black Sea towards steely greys, icy blues and the pearly white of the crashing waves. The masterful use of half-tones is characteristic of Aivazovsky's late period. The sky merges into the sea almost imperceptibly, with the only clear boundary being the white foam of the waves, applied in small, confident brushstrokes. By then over seventy years old, the artist still painted with the energy of a young man, yet his hand had gained a certain calm – visible in the way the light filters through the layers of air, not dazzling but rather soothing the eye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 19th century, Biarritz was a fashionable resort, a meeting place for aristocrats and artists from across Europe, and Aivazovsky – by then an acclaimed court painter celebrated in the salons – visited the French coast during his many journeys through Western Europe. Yet this painting holds none of the elegance of seaside promenades; instead, it captures the pure, almost primal force of nature, rendered with the same mastery of light and water in motion that made him one of the greatest marine painters in the history of art. 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The creation of this work (along with other sketches from Biarritz) was witnessed by the renowned Russian collector and painter Ilya Ostroukhov, who recalled how the brilliant marine painter became fascinated by the unique dynamics and distinctive colouring of the Atlantic Ocean's waves, so different from the Mediterranean or Black Sea basins he knew so well.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 1px; padding-top: 16px; padding-right: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 1px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2); height: 100%; min-height: 120px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45%; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eBiarritz (or The Beach at Biarritz (1889))\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal title: \u003c\/strong\u003e Биарриц\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eIvan Aivazovsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e XIX w.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace of origin: \u003c\/strong\u003eBiarritz, France \/ Rosja\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType :\u003c\/strong\u003e Painting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique: \u003c\/strong\u003eOil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eMarine art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003eRomanticism \/ Realism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm: \u003c\/strong\u003ePainting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giclee Art","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S \/ Pine","offer_id":57413760811356,"sku":null,"price":58.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57413760844124,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L \/ Pine","offer_id":57413760876892,"sku":null,"price":89.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57413760909660,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL \/ Pine","offer_id":57413760942428,"sku":null,"price":128.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57413760975196,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57413761007964,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57413761040732,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57413761073500,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57413761106268,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57413761139036,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57413761171804,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57413761204572,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57413761237340,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57413761270108,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0517\/2828\/files\/Ivan_Aivazovsky_-_Biarritz_-_Full_a328fec3-7a8b-4e70-96ee-4045c4118244.webp?v=1780629034","url":"https:\/\/gicleeart.eu\/en-eu\/products\/ivan-aivazovsky-biarritz-lub-plaza-w-biarritz-1889","provider":"Giclee Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}