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Ivan Aivazovsky (1817—1900) devoted more than 60 years of his life to painting1 and left nearly 6000 works in which he depicted the sea as a symbol of power, courage, struggle and freedom. Aivazovsky—s art enjoyed a world-wide renown. In recognition of his artistic achievement he was elected a member of the Academies of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Rome, Florence, Stuttgart and Amsterdam. After seeing Aivazovsky—s views of the Mediterranean, the great English seascape painter Turner expressed his admiration of the young painter—s work in a poem written in Italian and ending in the following words: L—arte tua ben—e potente Perche il genio t—inspiro! The celebrated masterpieces created by Aivazovsky, The Tenth Waver The Black Sea, The Rainbow, rank among the most popular works in Russian painting. The outcoming edition gives a short account of the creative development of the painter, — a remarkable representative of the romantic trend in Russian painting. The album contains around 40 reproductions of his works and their details