Ironclad in a Crimean Harbour, Aivazovsky — Art Postcard

An ironclad rides at anchor in a Crimean harbour, its pale hull mirrored in glass-calm water. Snow still caps the mountains behind the bay, and on the quay a line of onlookers in long coats watches the ship as a small rowing boat crosses between them.

• Art postcard, 10×15 cm
• 350 g board

Unlike his battle scenes, this one is all stillness — Aivazovsky recording the new steam-and-iron navy the way he once recorded sailing fleets.