Yervand Kochar
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Yervand "Kochar" Kocharyan, also known as Ervand Kochar (Armenian: Երվանդ Սիմոնի "Քոչար" Քոչարյան; 1899 – 1979) was a prominent sculptor and modern artist of the twentieth century and a founder of Painting in Space art movement. The Ervand Kochar Museum is located in Yerevan, Armenia and showcases much of his work.[1][2]
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Yervand Kochar | |
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Born | (1899-06-15)June 15, 1899 |
Died | January 22, 1979(1979-01-22) (aged 79) |
Resting place | Komitas Pantheon |
Nationality | Armenian |
Other names | Ervand Kochar, Yervand Kocharyan |
Education | Nersisian School Arts School of the Caucasus Association for Promotion of Fine Arts |
Known for | Painting, sculpture, drawing, inventing, writing |
Movement | Futurism, cubism, surrealism, impressionism, avant-garde |
Spouse | Vardeni Kochar (m. 1923, d.1928)
Meline Kochar (m. 1929-1936, d. 1967) Manik Mkrtchyan-Kochar (m. 1944-1979, d.1984) |
Children | 2 |
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