*AJVASOVSKI, IVAN-KONSTANTINOVISCH (1817 Feodosija 1900) Sailing ships on the coast in the moonlight. Oil on canvas. Monogrammed lower right: A. Signed verso on the canvas: Aivazovsky. 16.5 x 26.3 cm. Provenance: From the collection of a Greek ambassador in Russia in the 1920s. The painting is listed in the diplomat's inventory. - European private collection.