The painting portrays a storm sea near the rocks vanishing in the gloom.
The raging sea merges with the stormy sky.
The lightning strikes from behind heavy clouds.
The waves splash against the high coast and flow down the rocks.
The atmosphere of the storm and wrath of the sea is depicted with such power that the spectator can almost hear the crashing waves and the rolling thunder.

On the left side of the foreground, you can see a boat with people trying to survive a shipwreck.
One of them is pointing his hand towards the coast, the others are rowing, and the will to survive gives hope for the rescue of those who refused to succumb to the disaster.

The dark colours prevail in the painting.
Yet, there is a significant contrast between the impenetrable heavy clouds and their light-toned edges penetrated by moonshine.
It is based on a combination of cold and warm grey, navy blue, and yellowish ochre tones.

A fairly philosophical nature of the painting typical for the best pieces of art, the sky and the sea merging into one, and the flashes of scarlet lightning on the water are reminiscent of the works by British painter William Turner, yet another great master of romanticist marine art.

Fyodor Dostoevsky about Aivazovsky's Storm over Yevpatoria: “His storm has a thrill, a perpetual beauty that strikes the spectator as he is thinking of a live real storm” and more: "when portraying the endless diversity of the storm, nothing can appear exaggerated".
These words are totally true for The Wrath Of The Seas as well, despite the fact that it was created 25 years after Fyodor Dostoevsky's article was published (1861).

The painting has two signatures of the author, which is quite common for Ivan Aivazovsky.
One of them is on the front next to the lower right corner and is made in black paint: “Aivazovsky 1886”.
The paint of the signature has the same crack patterns as the underlayer.
The second author's signature is on the back of the painting at its upper right and is made with brown paint: “Aivazovsky”.

The work is in excellent shape.
The painting portrays a storm sea near the rocks vanishing in the gloom. The raging sea merges with the stormy sky. The lightning strikes from behind heavy clouds. The waves splash against the high coast and flow down the rocks. The atmosphere of the storm and wrath of the sea is depicted with such power that the spectator can almost hear the crashing waves and the rolling thunder.
On the left side of the foreground, you can see a boat with people trying to survive a shipwreck. One of them is pointing his hand towards the coast, the others are rowing, and the will to survive gives hope for the rescue of those who refused to succumb to the disaster.
The dark colours prevail in the painting. Yet, there is a significant contrast between the impenetrable heavy clouds and their light-toned edges penetrated by moonshine. It is based on a combination of cold and warm grey, navy blue, and yellowish ochre tones.
A fairly philosophical nature of the painting typical for the best pieces of art, the sky and the sea merging into one, and the flashes of scarlet lightning on the water are reminiscent of the works by British painter William Turner, yet another great master of romanticist marine art.
Fyodor Dostoevsky about Aivazovsky's Storm over Yevpatoria: “His storm has a thrill, a perpetual beauty that strikes the spectator as he is thinking of a live real storm” and more: "when portraying the endless diversity of the storm, nothing can appear exaggerated". These words are totally true for The Wrath Of The Seas as well, despite the fact that it was created 25 years after Fyodor Dostoevsky's article was published (1861).
The painting has two signatures of the author, which is quite common for Ivan Aivazovsky. One of them is on the front next to the lower right corner and is made in black paint: “Aivazovsky 1886”. The paint of the signature has the same crack patterns as the underlayer. The second author's signature is on the back of the painting at its upper right and is made with brown paint: “Aivazovsky”.
The work is in excellent shape.
The Wrath Of The Seas