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FAMOUS MASTER OF ARMENIAN PAINTING. EDGAR CHAHINE
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2013-06-04 20:36:33
Edgar Chahine was born on October 31, 1874, Vienna, Austria. He was a
respected French painter, engraver, and illustrator of Armenian decent.
Edgar Chahine was born in Vienna but moved to Constantinople at a
very young age. There he began his studies under the financial support
of his father who was the director of the Ottoman Bank. His artistic
abilities were soon noticed by his professor, Melkon Tiratzuyan, who
advised him to pursue his studies in Italy in order to participate in
a more active artistic environment. He then moved to Venice, Italy
where he attended the prestigious Armenian Lyceum Mourad Rafealian
on the San Lazzaro Island. He studied under Antonio Ermolao Paoletti
at the renowned Academia di Belle Arti.
After gaining much experience in Italy, he then moved to Paris
in 1895. He enrolled at the Academie Julian, and had successful
exhibitions at the Society of French Artists. His first painting
which was exhibited at the Paris Salon "Societe Des Artist Francais"
in 1896, was a portrait of a beggar.
He continued to have exhibitions from 1896 to 1899. In these
exhibitions, Chahine included his art series called "Lamentable Life"
which features the tables of poor people. In 1900, his prints earned
him a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. In 1903, he
won another gold medal at the Venice Biennale. Chahine often turned
to Armenian themes and in 1926 was a founding member of "Ani", the
Union of French-Armenian Artists of Paris.
He became a naturalized French citizen in 1925 and was awarded the
Legion d'Honneur in 1932. Unfortunately, Edgar Chahine's artistic
career took an unexpected turn when many of his prints were lost in a
fire in his atelier in 1926, and many more were destroyed in a flood
in 1942. Due to these unfortunate events, much of his paintings and
prints are yet to be seen or discovered.
In 1928, Edgar Chahine became very popular in France. By the end
of that year, a museum in Crouttes-Vimoutiers in the Orne region of
France was named after him, Musee Chahine.
Edgar Chahine died on March 18, 1947, Paris, France.
http://lurer.com/?p=105192&l=en
2013-06-04 20:36:33
Edgar Chahine was born on October 31, 1874, Vienna, Austria. He was a
respected French painter, engraver, and illustrator of Armenian decent.
Edgar Chahine was born in Vienna but moved to Constantinople at a
very young age. There he began his studies under the financial support
of his father who was the director of the Ottoman Bank. His artistic
abilities were soon noticed by his professor, Melkon Tiratzuyan, who
advised him to pursue his studies in Italy in order to participate in
a more active artistic environment. He then moved to Venice, Italy
where he attended the prestigious Armenian Lyceum Mourad Rafealian
on the San Lazzaro Island. He studied under Antonio Ermolao Paoletti
at the renowned Academia di Belle Arti.
After gaining much experience in Italy, he then moved to Paris
in 1895. He enrolled at the Academie Julian, and had successful
exhibitions at the Society of French Artists. His first painting
which was exhibited at the Paris Salon "Societe Des Artist Francais"
in 1896, was a portrait of a beggar.
He continued to have exhibitions from 1896 to 1899. In these
exhibitions, Chahine included his art series called "Lamentable Life"
which features the tables of poor people. In 1900, his prints earned
him a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. In 1903, he
won another gold medal at the Venice Biennale. Chahine often turned
to Armenian themes and in 1926 was a founding member of "Ani", the
Union of French-Armenian Artists of Paris.
He became a naturalized French citizen in 1925 and was awarded the
Legion d'Honneur in 1932. Unfortunately, Edgar Chahine's artistic
career took an unexpected turn when many of his prints were lost in a
fire in his atelier in 1926, and many more were destroyed in a flood
in 1942. Due to these unfortunate events, much of his paintings and
prints are yet to be seen or discovered.
In 1928, Edgar Chahine became very popular in France. By the end
of that year, a museum in Crouttes-Vimoutiers in the Orne region of
France was named after him, Musee Chahine.
Edgar Chahine died on March 18, 1947, Paris, France.