# A Strong Wind

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## Artwork

- Artist: [AIVAZOVSKY, Ivan Konstantinovich](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aivazovsky-ivan-konstantinovich-r7ac87f2e8e8924>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Pencil and gouache on paper, 230 x 327 mm

## Commentary

In this picture the scene is one of violence, of the potential power and danger of the sea. Despite the apparent calm of the water, the darkened sky and faint outline of the ship foretells a storm. The picture is signed and dated lower right: Aivasovsky 1856.

## Related artworks

- [Ship in the Stormy Sea](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aivazovsky-ivan-konstantinovich-r7ac87f2e8e8924/ship-in-the-stormy-sea-r1a610efc24016d>)
- [Shipwreck](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aivazovsky-ivan-konstantinovich-r7ac87f2e8e8924/shipwreck-r2266c9587556d5>)
- [The Ninth Wave](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aivazovsky-ivan-konstantinovich-r7ac87f2e8e8924/the-ninth-wave-rb6df1df8d6ae59>)

## Attribution

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