{"id":5381,"date":"2017-02-13T12:06:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T12:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eduardisabekyan.com\/?p=5381"},"modified":"2019-04-19T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T10:48:27","slug":"2014-centenary-of-eduard-isabekyans-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduardisabekyan.com\/?p=5381","title":{"rendered":"2014 &#8211; Centenary of Eduard Isabekyan\u2019s birthday -31.10.2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Eduard Isabekyan (1914-2007) is a prominent Armenian painter, the People s Artist of Armenia.Isabekyan graduated from the Yerevan Art and Industry College, then the Tbilisi Academy of Arts. In 1945- 2000 he served as a lecturer at the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute. In 1967-1986 he was Director of the National Gallery of Armenia and established branches of the Gallery in different cities of the country.In 1940-s Isabekyan created paintings that reflected a struggle of Armenian people for national liberation and the Armenians\u2019 heroic spirit: \u201cThe Battle for the City\u201d (1942), \u201cDavit Bek\u201d (1945), \u201cTanya\u201d (1946). Later, the portraits were the artist\u2019s major obsession \u2013 \u201cPortrait of Mother\u201d (1944), \u201cAxel Bakunts\u201d (1956), \u201cDerenik Demirchyan\u201d (1960) and other portraits, which had become a vivid achievement of the Armenian portrait painting.To Isabekyan, landscape painting suggests an epical image of Armenian nature, ancient fortresses and temples. Among his best works are \u201cIn the Ravine of Tatev\u201d (1959), \u201cKhndzoresk\u201d (1962), \u201cUnder the Shade of the Trees\u201d (1966) and \u201cByurakan\u201d (1991). These paintings stand out for their expressiveness, dynamic setup and coloring intense. He had great contribution in development of historical genre painting. The prominent painting are \u201cRevolt of Haghpat Peasants in 1903\u201d (1957), \u201cArtavazd and Cleopatra\u201d (1966), and masterpiece \u201cThe Response to Yazdegerd\u201d (1947).Isabekyan takes a particular place in the Armenian art due to his being a multi-genre painter. His illustrations for the historical novels \u201cVardananq\u201d by D. Demirchyan (1952) and \u201cMekhitar Sparapet\u201d (1963) by S. Khanzadyan, various graphical pictures and series of graphical works have gained great popularity.In 1985 Isabekyan was honored with a State Prize of Armenia. He had personal exhibitions in Yerevan in 1985 and Moscow in 1988.Designed by Haroutiun Samuelian.Minted in the Lithuanian Mint.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4151\" src=\"https:\/\/eduardisabekyan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/\u0570\u0578\u0582\u0577\u0561\u0564\u0580\u0561\u0574-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\u0570\u0578\u0582\u0577\u0561\u0564\u0580\u0561\u0574\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduardisabekyan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/\u0570\u0578\u0582\u0577\u0561\u0564\u0580\u0561\u0574-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eduardisabekyan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/\u0570\u0578\u0582\u0577\u0561\u0564\u0580\u0561\u0574-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eduardisabekyan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/\u0570\u0578\u0582\u0577\u0561\u0564\u0580\u0561\u0574.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominal Value<\/td>\n<td>Metal and Stamp<\/td>\n<td>Wight gr<\/td>\n<td>Diametr<\/td>\n<td>Circulation<\/td>\n<td>Edge<\/td>\n<td>Quality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 dram<\/td>\n<td>silver 925<\/td>\n<td>28,28 g<\/td>\n<td>28,0&#215;40,0 mm<\/td>\n<td>500 pcs<\/td>\n<td>plain<\/td>\n<td>brilliant uncirculated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehobbex.com\/node\/34834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.ehobbex.com\/node\/34834<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eduard Isabekyan (1914-2007) is a prominent Armenian painter, the People s Artist of Armenia.Isabekyan graduated from the Yerevan Art and Industry College, then the Tbilisi Academy of Arts. 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