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Edman Ayvazyan (Armenian: Էդման Այվազյան, Persian: ادمان آیوازیان, (1932-08-10)10 August 1932 – (2020-03-25)25 March 2020) was an Iranian-Armenian painter. He was the first Iranian artist to join Royal Institute of Oil Painters.[1]

Edman Ayvazyan
Էդման Այվազյան ادمان آیوازیان
Born	Edik Ayvazyan (1932-08-10)10 August 1932 Tehran, Iran
Died	25 March 2020(2020-03-25) (aged 87) London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	Iranian-Armenian
Occupation	Painter, architect, fashioner

Biography

Edman Ayvazyan was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1932.[2]

Ayvazyan depicted Daredevils of Sassoun, the works of Hovhannes Tumanyan, and created many portraits, landscapes, and seascapes. His works can be found in many churches and museums including the Lazar Gallery, House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian,[3] and in 1982 contributed a major work for the Royal Mosque of King Khalid International Airport, in the form of a band of marble mosaic of Arabic calligraphy around its central dome.

Ayvazyan died on 25 March 2020 in London, England, due to COVID-19 (during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic).[4][5]

Exhibitions

From 1950 to 1990 Ayvazyan participated in group and solo exhibitions in Iran, Armenia, the UK and the United States.[6]

• Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan, 1987
• Ararat club, Tehran[7]
• "Colors of homeland", Yerevan, National Gallery of Armenia, 2015[8]

Awards

• Arshil Gorki medal of Armenia Ministry of Diaspora, 2015^{[citation needed]}.

References

External links

На других языках

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- [en] Edman Ayvazyan

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[es] Edman Ayvazyan

Edman Ayvazyan (en persa: اِاِدمان آیوازیان) (Teherán, agosto de 1932-Londres, 25 de marzo de 2020)[1][2] fue un pintor iraní residente en Londres.

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[ru] Айвазян, Эдман

Эдман Айвазян (арм. Էդման Այվազյան; 20 августа 1932 (1932-08-20), Тегеран — 25 марта 2020, Лондон) — иранский и английский художник армянского происхождения.

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