London's Bonhams to auction off Armenian artist's self-portraitMay 25, 2018 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Self-portrait with muse" by Armenian “golden age” artist Edmond Zakaryan will be on display at London's Bonhams New Bond Street Galleries until June 6 when it will be auctioned off as part of The Russian Sale. Born in 1936 in Leninakan, Zakaryan belonged to a young generation of artists who marked a rapid development of Armenian painting the 1950s and 1960s. Just like his contemporaries Minas Avetisian and Vruir Galstian, Zakaryan's significant input in the history of the Armenian "golden age" was made through the artist's reinterpretation and consequent revival of vibrant traditions of Armenian art. "In Zakaryan's early works, the principles of primitivism combined with a distinctive subtle palette and particular treatment of form became somewhat of a manifesto of the artist's open expression and freedom of painting," reads a description in Bonhams Russian sale catalogue. "A superb example of this period, Self Portrait with Muse, was exhibited in 1962 in an exhibition dedicated to works by young Leningrad artists and received harsh criticism for the artist's commitment to early 20th century avant-garde traditions and denial of ideologically enforced realistic methods which dominated the Soviet art scene at the time." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |