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YERVAND KOCHAR'S ART IN ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT
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Monday June 07, 2010
Haik Bagdasaryan / Photolure Galleries Yervand Kochar's art in
anniversary exhibit View Gallery Yerevan - Armenia's Union of Artists
opened an exhibit dedicated to Yervand Kochar's artistic legacy
marking 110 years since the artist's birth.
Born Yervand Kocharian on June 15, 1899 in Tiflis, Kochar was educated
in the art school of Oskar Schmerling, the first art school of Tiflis,
and later in the studio of Petr Konchalovsky in Moscow.
Kochar's works were first exhibited in Tiflis in 1921 and the
following year in the Allied-controlled Constantinople (Istanbul)
and in Venice. By 1923 Kochar settled down in Paris, where his art
was well-received and earned enduring recognition.
In 1936, at peak of his artistic fame, Kochar moved to Soviet Armenia.
Between 1941-43 he was imprisoned on politically-motivated charges,
but was eventually freed due to intervention from Anastas Mikoyan. He
continued to work in Yerevan, earning recognition as an Honored Artist
of Armenia in 1956, People's Artist of Armenia in 1965, State Prize
recipient in 1967, Soviet Order of Red Banner in 1971 and People's
Artist of the Soviet Union in 1976.
Some of his most recognized works include the statues of David of
Sassoun (1959) and Vardan Mamikonian (1975), both in Yerevan, and
of Komitas (1969) in Echmiadzin. Kochar died in 1979 in Yerevan. A
museum dedicated to his art opened near Yerevan's Cascade in 1984. In
1999 UNESCO marked Kochar's centennial as one of "outstanding dates"
in world art.
From: A. Papazian
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Monday June 07, 2010
Haik Bagdasaryan / Photolure Galleries Yervand Kochar's art in
anniversary exhibit View Gallery Yerevan - Armenia's Union of Artists
opened an exhibit dedicated to Yervand Kochar's artistic legacy
marking 110 years since the artist's birth.
Born Yervand Kocharian on June 15, 1899 in Tiflis, Kochar was educated
in the art school of Oskar Schmerling, the first art school of Tiflis,
and later in the studio of Petr Konchalovsky in Moscow.
Kochar's works were first exhibited in Tiflis in 1921 and the
following year in the Allied-controlled Constantinople (Istanbul)
and in Venice. By 1923 Kochar settled down in Paris, where his art
was well-received and earned enduring recognition.
In 1936, at peak of his artistic fame, Kochar moved to Soviet Armenia.
Between 1941-43 he was imprisoned on politically-motivated charges,
but was eventually freed due to intervention from Anastas Mikoyan. He
continued to work in Yerevan, earning recognition as an Honored Artist
of Armenia in 1956, People's Artist of Armenia in 1965, State Prize
recipient in 1967, Soviet Order of Red Banner in 1971 and People's
Artist of the Soviet Union in 1976.
Some of his most recognized works include the statues of David of
Sassoun (1959) and Vardan Mamikonian (1975), both in Yerevan, and
of Komitas (1969) in Echmiadzin. Kochar died in 1979 in Yerevan. A
museum dedicated to his art opened near Yerevan's Cascade in 1984. In
1999 UNESCO marked Kochar's centennial as one of "outstanding dates"
in world art.
From: A. Papazian