Grigor Vahramian Gasparbeg ( hy, Գրիգոր Վահրամյան Գասպարբեգ; russian: Григор Вахрамян Гаспарбек) was an Iranian painter of Armenian descent. Most of Gasparbeg's paintings are in oil and of classical style.

Early life

Gasparbeg was born in 1900 to Stepan and Mariam Gasparbeg in Old Nakhichevan. His parents sent him to the Tbilisi Art School where he studied under

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(1863-1938) and Yeghishe Tadevosyan (1870-1936). Gasparbeg graduated from the Tbilisi Art School with a 1st in 1923. In the same year, he left Tbilisi and went to Moscow, entering the

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where he studied under

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. Gasparbeg graduated from the school in 1929. A diploma exhibition of the works of artists who studied under Kardovsky was visited by Anatoly Vasilyevich Lunacharsky, who appreciated the artistry of Gasparbeg's work.

Career

In 1934, Gasparbeg was invited by the Stage Director of the Second Moscow Art Academic Theatre, Ivan Nikolaevich Bersenev (1889-1951) to design the sets and costumes for the play ''Shahnameh''. The play ''Shahnameh'' was translated into Russian by playwright Mkrtycha Dzhavanyan. In 1936, Gasparbeg exhibited his paintings in an exhibition titled "One Hundred Moscow Artists". Following the exhibition, V. Kemenev wrote a review article in the 58th volume (issue 621) of the Literary Newspaper (

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). Kemenev’s article was titled "The beginning of the turn". One third of the article was devoted to the works of Gasparbeg who Kemenev described as "the brightest talent". Gasparbeg designed the cover and flyleaf of the Armenian translated version of

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''. The book was translated from French to Armenian by Vahe Mickaelyan and was published in Moscow in 1937. Gasparbeg left the Soviet Union in 1938 and settled in Tabriz, Iran. From 1938 to 1950 Gasparbeg worked at his Home Art Studio where he taught painting and sculpting techniques to various students. In 1950, exhibitions dedicated to the work of Gasparbeg and his students took place in the cities of Tehran, Abadan and Tabriz. One of Gasparbeg's students is Pepi Martin who has exhibited her works in Cyprus. Gasparbeg began teaching at the Mirak Art School in Tabriz in 1951, and married Marousia Arakelian in 1953. The couple had four children. Gasparbeg's second son is

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. Gasparbeg died at his Tabriz home on 23 October 1963.

Legacy

Gasparbeg’s paintings are held in private collections across the world. Seven of his paintings are currently held in the National Art Gallery of Armenia:LLC Helix Consulting։ «Շտեմարան - Հավաքածու - Հայաստանի ազգային պատկերասրահ»։ http://www.gallery.am/hy/database/?d_l=0&d_s=0&d_a=949&kyw=&search-it=%D5%88%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%AC www.gallery.am (անգլերեն)։ Վերցված է 2017-11-20 Grigor_Vahramian_Gasparbeg_Still_Life

* ''· Mother’s portrait (1928)'' * ''· Self-portrait (1932)'' * ''· Still life (1936)'' * ''· Still life- tea pot and fruit (1937)'' * ''· Portrait of Khalatian (1940)'' * ''· Portrait of Princess Shams Zamini (1940)'' * ''· Still life-fruit and lemons'' While living in Tabriz, Gasparbeg designed the plans for a corinthian-style balcony which was built in his place of residence and remains intact to this day.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gasparbeg, Grigor Vahramian 1900 births 1963 deaths Iranian people of Armenian descent Armenian people from the Russian Empire Soviet Armenians Soviet emigrants to Iran Iranian painters Ethnic Armenian painters People from Nakhchivan Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni