Martiros Sergeevich SARIAN (Armenian 1880-1972)
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Armenian village with Armenian church
Martiros Saryan 28 February [O.S. 16 February] 1880 5 May 1972) was an Armenian painter, the founder of a modern Armenian national school of painting.
He was born into an Armenian family in Nakhichevan-on-Don (now part of Rostov-on-Don, Russia). In 1895, aged 15, he completed the Nakhichevan school and from 1897 to 1904 studied at the Moscow School of Arts, including in the workshops of Valentin Serov and Konstantin Korovin. He was heavily influenced by the work of Gauguin and Matisse. While most of his work reflected the Armenian landscape, he also designed the coat of arms for Armenian SSR and designed the curtain for the first Armenian state theatre. He can be considered the most important modern Armenian artist and is known worldwide.
Current auction records reach up to $1million.
From the collection of former Armenian president Anton Ervandovich Kochinyan as a birthday gift from artist
ARTWORK:
Artist Martiros Sergeevich SARIAN (Armenian 1880-1972)
Type of Artwork Original artwork
Title Armenian village with Armenian church
Year 1942(c)
Category Painting
Medium Oil/canvas
Signature Yes
Size of the artwork 56cm x 60cm
Overall Framed Size 90cm x 95cm
Martiros Saryan 28 February [O.S. 16 February] 1880 5 May 1972) was an Armenian painter, the founder of a modern Armenian national school of painting.
He was born into an Armenian family in Nakhichevan-on-Don (now part of Rostov-on-Don, Russia). In 1895, aged 15, he completed the Nakhichevan school and from 1897 to 1904 studied at the Moscow School of Arts, including in the workshops of Valentin Serov and Konstantin Korovin. He was heavily influenced by the work of Gauguin and Matisse. While most of his work reflected the Armenian landscape, he also designed the coat of arms for Armenian SSR and designed the curtain for the first Armenian state theatre. He can be considered the most important modern Armenian artist and is known worldwide.
Current auction records reach up to $1million.
From the collection of former Armenian president Anton Ervandovich Kochinyan as a birthday gift from artist
ARTWORK:
Artist Martiros Sergeevich SARIAN (Armenian 1880-1972)
Type of Artwork Original artwork
Title Armenian village with Armenian church
Year 1942(c)
Category Painting
Medium Oil/canvas
Signature Yes
Size of the artwork 56cm x 60cm
Overall Framed Size 90cm x 95cm
Condition
good
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Martiros Sergeevich SARIAN (Armenian 1880-1972)
Estimate $250,000 - $300,000
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