- Hakob Gyurjian
Hakob Gyurjian (Gurdjian) (
December 12 ,1881 ,Shushi -December 28 ,1948 ,Paris ) was anArmenia nsculptor .Gyurjian was born in
Nagorno-Karabakh , studied at Academy of Juliene in Paris and at theAugust Rodin 's studio. In 1914-1921 he worked inMoscow (Vladimir Lenin participated during the opening of a monument by Gyurjian). From 1921 he lived in Paris.Famous works
He is the author of over 300 sculpture portraits (Shaliapin, Rakhmaninov, Beethoven, Terian, Yakulova, Sarian, etc.), also “Diana”, “Nude woman”, “Adolescence” and many others are famous sculptures. National Gallery of Armenia has a big collection of Gyurjian's works.
Bibliography
Gautier М., A. Gurdjan, P., 1954.
Links
* [http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/bse/article/00021/32900.htm?text=%D0%B3%D1%8E%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D1%8F%D0%BD Gyurjian in Great Soviet Encyclopedia]
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