Martiros Seregeevich Sarian (Russian Federation, Armenia, 1880 - 1972) Painting of a Still Life with fruit. Provenance: Private Florida Collection. Signed and dated lower right. Oil/Canvas. Sight Size: 28 x 22.5 in. Overall Size: 33 x 27.5 in. In 1895, aged 15, he completed the Nakhichevan school, and from 1897 to 1904 he 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 Paul Gauguin and Henri Matisse. He exhibited his works in various shows. He had works shown at the Blue Rose Exhibit in Moscow.