The writer, barrister and veterinarian Charles Foster on a dramatic seascape by Konstantinovich Aivazovsky.
Charles Foster chooses The Wave by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
‘This isn’t merely a picture: you can hear it smashing, roaring, grinding, snarling and snapping. And it’s a moral education, for violent saltwater dissolves all vanity and pretension. Look what the natural world does to our cherished plans. Look at that pathetic little national flag…
