vardges sureniants (1860 –1921)1

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Vardges Sureniants (1860 –1921) was an Armenian painter, sculptor, illustrator, translator, art critic, and theater artist. He is considered the founder of Armenian historical painting. His paintings feature scenes from Armenian fairy-tales and various historical events. Despite his success as a painter, Sureniants had only one exhibition in his lifetime. Although Sureniants had one exhibition dedicated to his works in his lifetime, he was admired by many of his contemporaries which include many well-known figures in Russian and Armenian society including Martiros Saryan, Ilya Repin, and Vladimir Stasov. However there have been many posthumous exhibitions in his honor, including exhibitions at Venice (1924), Yerevan (1931, 1941, 1960, 2010) and elsewhere. The most recent exhibition was held in 2010 in honor of Sureniants' 150th anniversary. During the exhibition, the Prime Minister of Armenia, Tigran Sargsyan, said that:Sureniants can well be ascribed to the family of the world's best artists, and our State has much to do in this respect: the celebration of his 150th anniversary should launch the process of his international recognition. I happened to discover an exciting detail as I familiarized myself with his life experience. During his lifetime, Sureniants had only one personal exposition: in Baku in 1901. Our initiative is exceptional from this point of view as we have tried to bring to the public’s attention all we could collect over time

In 1917 Sureniants moved to Yalta where he was commissioned to draw the decorations for the newly built Armenian cathedral. Sureniants decorated the altar, walls, and dome of the church. While decorating the church Surentiants suffered a grave illness. He died on 6 April 1921, and is buried in the premises of the Armenian church of Yalta

Lamb brothers - fairy tale illustrations

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Adoration 1899 Church 1892

Knight woman (sketch)

Knight woman

Knight woman (detail)

Vienna library porch (1897)

A corner of Rome (1881)

Statue of Colleoni Venice,

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Saint Germain Church in Paris,

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Alhambra Spain, 1897

Spain (sketch) 1897

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Ferdowsi reading Shahname to Shah Mahmud Ghaznavi, 1913

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A Man (Uncle Nakho from Van), 1916 (Left), The Young Man of Sasun, 1915

Sketch for a Composition

The Refugee Girl, 1915, Portrait of a Boy from Kavash, date unknown

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Hunar Helborg Love Tragedy (stage decoration)

The monastery of St. Hripsime

Portrait of Catherine Nersesovna Jivilegovayi 1897

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Firdusi ‘s “Rostam and

Zohrab “ illustration The sketch on the cover of the book of fairy tales

Oscar Ualdi -Young King-

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The tale illustrations (the king of the old man)

Illustrations for Armenian Folk Tales

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The folk tales formation shapkankar (Tsaghkakirner)

Sound: Djivan Gasparyan - Havun Havun

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