Ivan Aivazovsky and Julia Graves, his first wife, had four daughters. None of them chose painting as her paths. Other children Aivazovsky no. And he, of course, I wanted someone to give her name (and he even did something about it for this, staying within the bounds of fidelity to his wife, for the second at the time), wanted to teach her, the mother of painting, to convey to him the secrets of mastery. Had to rely on grandchildren, and the calculation is justified.

The eldest daughter of Charles, Helen, married of pelopid latry. They had three children: Michael, Alexander and Sophia.

The first teacher Mikhail Latri became a grandfather. From him the boy, and adopted a love of the sea and fine artistic taste. At the insistence of his grandfather, Mikhail latri entered the Academy of fine arts in landscape painting class to Arkhip Kuindzhi. In 1895, the artist himself took grandson to St. Petersburg. Konstantin Bogaevsky recalled the appointment of Michael grade to Kuindzhi:

- Latry, taking all that was brought, went to the Academy, in the Studio of Arkhip Ivanovich, and so worried, what not in forces was to show the sketches himself.

Kuindzhi, his disciples sat down in the chair before the easel, on which one of the students began to put the sketches latry, one after another; the author himself from fear and anxiety walked away, trying not to look at his work and not taking his eyes off Kuindzhi. Antropov reviewed each study for a long time and very carefully. Sometimes, when showing would have to replace the following sketch, Antropov did a hand sign to hurry, but kept silent.

The silence was unbearably painful for the "subject," and he had already decided that now Kuindzhi will be asked to pick up everything and go home.

And suddenly Kuindzhi, after watching the last sketch, turned to the disciples and said, "Behold, gentlemen, how to treat the studies, with so much love and so conscientiously to work."

After two years, Michael, interrupted his studies, rather, have diversified their trip to Western Europe. For two years in Munich he studied with Shimon Holloshi. Visited Greece, France, Italy and Turkey, and returned to Yalta established artist. However, the studies he interrupted, and asked at the Academy in the landscape painting class of Professor Alexander Kiselev. Great-grandfather made a proper case a letter of recommendation. After receiving an academic education, latry was fascinated by the progressive establishment of a "New society" of young artists, immigrants from the Studio of Kuinji. This was supposed to be relevant direction in opposition as obsolete academicism and modernism Dyagilevskaya. Grandiose plans failed to be carried out, although work latry was a success. With the support of the Kuindzhi society has held for three years.

Like Ivan Aivazovsky, Mikhail latri spent a winter in Petersburg, and a little warmer – rushed to the Crimea. In the early 1900s, his mother gave him a small plot of land near Feodosia, in saving a Sheep-Ali, where he settled. In the capital latri left only after we establish for the peasant children of the tree. How here again not to remember Ivan Aivazovsky, which joked that he baptized the half of Feodosia kids? His children latry was not, though children he loved very much.

In Baran-Eli Michael latri built two workshops – for painting and ceramics. And ceramics are among his interests prevailed, he is seriously interested in this art form and was in fact the only artist in pre-revolutionary Crimea, who are seriously involved in artistic ceramics. In 1900-ies Mikhail latri acted as a public Director of the Feodosia picture gallery. However, the painting he did not leave. In early 1917, on his own initiative gave his estate to the peasants refused their request to stay with them in charge and went into town, to devote himself entirely to art. For all classes, which wanted to cover, it was not enough, he often did not manage to follow to its logical end. For example, he left many unfinished paintings.

In 1920, Mikhail latri emigrated to Greece, where he continued to study painting and ceramics, and four years later settled in Paris. The only lifetime personal exhibition abroad was held in 1935 in Reims.

Mikhail latri, everyone wrote from nature – and this is its fundamental difference from Aivazovsky that from life wrote. The talent of Mikhail latri was realistic, but with an obvious tendency to poetizatsii nature. The artist used a wide brush, thick brush strokes, thickly smeared with paint. Virtuoso ease Aivazovsky to latri inherited is not passed, all the paintings were given to him from hard work, although he, too, preferred to finish the job in one session.

Alexey Vasilyevich (wilghelmovich) Hansen (February 2, 1876, Odessa — October 19, 1937, Dubrovnik, Croatia)

Photo Alexei Ganzen from the site hanzen.ru.

Alex Hansen the son of the second daughter of Ivan Aivazovsky, Mary (or Mariam), and state Councilor of William Hansen. He received in the Odessa legal education. But jurisdiction is jurisdiction, and painting grandson of the chief of the Russian painter of seascapes are also very interested in, and therefore went to Munich to study with Ezhi Brecht. In Germany, he graduated from the two Academies of fine arts, Berlin and Dresden. His teachers, class of Marina and the landscape was Carl Salzman and Paul Meyerheim. Hansen successfully participated in a Large exhibition in Berlin. Briefly back in St. Petersburg, Alex Hansen soon went to Europe again – this time he was attracted to Italy, and then followed by Paris, the Mecca of all artists. Teachers in Paris were Tony Robert-Fleuryand Jules Lefevre. Like his famous grandfather, Alexei Ganzen the capital of world art received favorably. His paintings are eagerly bought, he had success at exhibitions and open days. From Ivan Aivazovsky Hansen inherited the speed of execution and lightness of the brush, his Muse was as light and creative process for Hansen as for Aivazovsky, was joyful, not painful.

Art critic Yakovlev wrote about Hansine: "Its water is clear and Sublette, ships and boats sitting in it and sway, and not like the lifeless pieces of wood inserted in jelly or in the wool...". Had reason!

Grandfather Alex Hansen took over and the desire to help the poor. Aivazovsky was the godfather of half Theodosia children. Alex Hansen, in turn, had been an honorary member of three wards of orphanages and throughout his life he helped the poor and elderly artists.

Returning to Russia in 1909, Hansen, like Aivazovsky, was appointed artist of the Naval Ministry of Russia. The result of this activity was published in 1916 album "Imperial Russian Navy". It included 25 coloured facsimile reproductions of watercolors by the artist.
 
In Soviet reality, the artist of the Naval Ministry, there was no place. In 1920, Hansen and his wife Olympics Vasilyeva emigrated to Yugoslavia. Looking ahead, we note that the children they had. The family settled in Dubrovnik. Hansen continued to write a lot and regularly exhibited. The geography of his solo exhibitions is wide: Zagreb, Belgrade, Bucharest, Prague, Paris, Rome, South America. The ship theme was not forgotten. Together with emigrated rear Admiral Alexander attended Alex Hansen has released a "History of naval art". Rather, released her drums, and all the illustrations were made by HanseDom. The edition was published in three volumes in the Croatian language. Last lifetime exhibition of the artist in Belgrade, too, was devoted to the ships that tracked the history of the Yugoslav Navy, from the first sailing ships, and ending with the latest at the time the cruiser "Dubrovnik".

The youngest daughter of Charles Jeanne married a shipbuilder Konstantin Artseulov and had three children: Helen, Nicholas and Constantine. The work of his grandfather in varying degrees, was continued by his sons Joan.

Nicholas Artseulov adopted abilities and grandfather, and father. Continuing the work of his father, he studied at the Marine engineering College of Emperor Nicholas I. after graduation, worked in the shipyards, built the first Russian dreadnoughts. Nicholas Artseulov in 1921, emigrated to the United States.

Not only from his father but from his grandfather he inherited a love for the nautical theme. His paintings are kept in the Central naval Museum in St. Petersburg.

First painting lessons Konstantin Artseulov received from his grandfather, in whose house he spent his childhood. The younger grandson, he was Aivazovsky favorite. According to the recollections of a cousin of Mikhail latri, Aivazovsky could play a joke on the buyer, handed him the work of Bones, which he signed, and sometimes made even a couple of edits. To please the father and grandfather, Constantine after real school became a cadet Sea cadet corps, and in parallel he attended the drawing class of Lieutenant (and fairly well-known graphics) Pavel Pavlinov. At the end of the case he's going to learn in flight school.

In Moscow the teacher of Konstantin Artseulov was Huon in St. Petersburg – Bakst, Lancerand Dobuzhinsky. Continuing to combine two passions - the sky and painting - Artseulov worked at an aircraft factory. In August, 1910, made its first flight. A year later he received the title of pilot-Aviator, and the diploma of the International Federation of Aeronautics. In the First world war Konstantin Artseulov awarded five military orders.

Career Illustrator for Konstantin Artseulov began with the release in 1914, a collection of Nikandr Marx "Legend of the Crimea". Later, he will illustrate the magazines "Technics — youth", "Wings of Motherland", "Junior technician".

Konstantin Artseulov, the first person in the world who performed intentional spins (1916). He selflessly were given training aircraft, took part in the competition glider pilots in Germany. Designed and built according to the projects gliders, taught at First Moscow higher school Krasnotsvetov (by the way, Valery Chkalov was a student Artseulov). Terrible Soviet 30 years have not passed by Artseulov. In 1933, denounced he was condemned and exiled to Arkhangelsk. This story is the typical, but continued happy and even surprised: in 1937, Artseulov was rehabilitated, after which it remained in Moscow. In the link Artseulov joined the Northern branch of the Union of artists of the RSFSR.

Konstantin Artseulov was a pilot, the aircraft manufacturers, artist, Illustrator. Not going to generalize about "gifted", but it is in these areas of talent he was poured out generously.

Another daughter Aivazovsky, Alexander, married Michael Lampsi. Their children – Nicholas and Ivan. Mark in art, the children Alexandra had not left, but the eldest son of Nicholas from 1907 to 1909, was the head of the Feodosia picture gallery.

Author: Alain Grosheva