Street in Bakhchisarai by Ivan Aivazovsky

Street in Bakhchisarai - Ivan Aivazovsky - Hand Painted Oil Painting

At a Glance

Street in Bakhchisarai - Ivan Aivazovsky - Hand Painted Oil Painting is part of our hand painted oil painting collection from the Ivan Aivazovsky Paintings selection. Each canvas is worked by a trained artist, then inspected before dispatch — a practical route to owning romantic wall decor at a fraction of gallery pricing.

About the Artwork

1892
Oil on canvas

In 1892, Aivazovsky undertook his last great journey; a voyage by sea to America. His intention was to visit the World's Fair in Chicago, where he himself was exhibiting twenty pictures. As it turned out, he travelled to New York, Washington and the Niagara Falls but after two months cut short his visit and returned to Russia. The twenty pictures he sent to Chicago were listed in a letter to Count Ivan Ivanovich Tolstoy; the first five of these were part of his Christopher Columbus cycle, the other 15 were a cross section of his usual subjects and included views of Naples, Venice, Athens and Constantinople. Number 12 is the offered painting, Street in Bakhchisarai. The picture was purchased in America and has been in a private collection ever since, and is here published for the first time.

Bakhchisarai was the capital of the Crimean Khanate and the centre of political and cultural life of the Crimean Tartars. Like all Crimean towns, the population of Bakhchisarai in the 19thcentury was ethnically very diverse and would have included communities of Armenians, Russians and Greeks as well as Tartars. Aivazovsky depicts three Armenian girls in resplendent national costume emerging from a sunlit garden. One of them gives charity to a blind beggar in a white turban who is being looked after by a small child. Tartar dignitaries look on from the wooden balconies of the palace, and against the background of the rocky cliffs that surround the town is depicted a white minaret.

Every hand painted oil painting in this cityscape series is finished on artist-grade canvas and checked against the original before it leaves the studio.

Materials & Craftsmanship

Each canvas is painted entirely by hand with professional oil paints on artist-grade cotton canvas. No printing, giclée, or digital imaging is used at any stage, so the surface keeps the slight relief and color variation of real brushwork.

Specifications & What You Receive

• Every cityscape canvas is hand painted in oils; no mechanical or digital reproduction at any stage.
• Edges include an additional 2-inch blank allowance, ideal for gallery wrapping or framing.
• Direct-from-studio worldwide delivery with no third-party resellers.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 20 X 24 in, 24 X 36 in, 30 X 40 in, 36 X 48 in, 48 X 72 in.
• Made-to-measure options are available for this cityscape canvas.
• Multiple low-cost carriers available, including DHL, UPS, FedEx and USPS.
• Free professional stretching on wooden stretcher bars — contact us for framing options.
• Every order includes a pre-shipment digital preview for your approval.

Where to Hang It

This cityscape oil painting wall decor is equally at home in a residence, a boutique hotel, or a professional office. Its romantic character makes it a safe, distinctive gift for anyone furnishing a hallway.

Ordering & Peace of Mind

In short: Street in Bakhchisarai - Ivan Aivazovsky - Hand Painted Oil Painting combines a romantic composition, a 100% hand painted oil painting process, and the flexibility of made-to-order canvas sizes — a dependable choice for cityscape oil painting and hallway wall art.