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Ivan Aivazovksy July 29, 1817 – May 5, 1900) was a Russian painter of
Armenian descent living and working in Crimea, most famous for his
seascapes, which constitute more than half of his paintings.
Aivazovsky was born in the town of Feodosiya (Theodosia), Crimea
(Russian Empire) (modern-day Ukraine) to a poor Armenian family. His
parents' family name was Aivazian. Some of the artist's paintings bear
a signature, in Armenian letters, "Hovhannes Aivazian".
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