Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian, 1817 – 1900) painted this dramatic “STORM OVER THE BLACK SEA” in 1893. This oil-on-canvas work is signed in Cyrillic and measures 53.5 by 84.5 cm (21 by 33 1/4 inches). It was sold by Sotheby’s London in 2015 for 341,000 GBP.