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Signed LL Lower Left with initial A. Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, view of Crimea Coast by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817-1900) measures 7.25" x 11.5" (18.5 x 28.5cm) framed 10.25" x 14.25" oil on canvas About the artist: In 1851, traveling with the Russian emperor Nicholas I, Aivazovsky sailed to Sevastopol to participate in military maneuvers. His archaeological excavations near Feodosia lead to his election as a full member of the Russian Geographical Society in 1853. In that year, the Crimean War erupted between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, and he was evacuated to Kharkiv. While safe, he returned to the besieged fortress of Sevastopol to paint battle scenes.[25] His work was exhibited in Sevastopol while it was under Ottoman siege.[25] Between 1856 and 1857, Aivazovsky worked in Paris and became the first Russian (and the first non-French) artist to receive the Legion of Honour. In 1857, Aivazovsky visited Constantinople and was awarded the Order of the Medjidie. In the same year, he was elected an honorary member of the Moscow Art Society. He was awarded the Greek Order of the Redeemer in 1859 and the Russian Order of St. Vladimir in 1865.Provenance: from the estate of Ruben Mamoulian, famous Broadway - Hollywood producer. Rouben Mamoulian was born on October 8, 1897 in Tiflis, Russian Empire as Rouben Zachary Mamoulian. He was a director and writer, known for movies like Cleopatra, Coin on the fountain, Ninochka, etc. He died on December 4, 1987 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Then passed to the current owner and personal friend of Mamoulian.