IVAN AIVAZOVSKII (RUSSIAN 1817-1900) Cutter in Choppy Seas 1881 oil on canvas 27.2 x 34.6 cm (10 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.) framed dimensions: 50 x 58 signed in Cyrillic and dated 'I. Aivazovskii 1881' lower right PROVENANCE Christie's New York, 16 December 1998, lot 41 Acquired at the above by the present owner