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Wonderful 19th Century Oil on Canvas rendering of Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky’s - Wonderful 19th Century Oil on Canvas rendering of Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky’s Masterpiece “ The Ninth Wave” housed in Original unbelievable Frame depicting Waves Width 55 In. , Height 45 In........Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky 1817 - 1900, Russian Artist considered One of, if not The Greatest Masters of Marine Art of all time.His Greatest Work was “ The Ninth Wave” -1850, it was talked about and the rave at the time that naturally it made it to The Palace of Tsar Nicholas ll.It depicts the Sea after a night storm and people facing death attempting to save themselves by clinging to debris from a wrecked ship, the debris in the shape of The Cross, appears to be a Christian metaphor for salvation from the earthly sin.This painting shows both the destructiveness and beauty of nature .The painting is now housed in The State Museum, St Petersburg This Painting is studied by Artists, Scholars , Museums and Universities to this day all over the world. The Painting being offered for auction is very rare to have been executed at a period when the Original Masterpiece had been done.