ARMENIAN ART GALLERY, ADAM & EVE by K.HOVSEPYAN,1994 Start Price USD 200.00 Current Price USD 200.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 23, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Location CA See more about 'ARMENIAN ART GALLERY, ADAM & EVE by K.HOVSEPYAN,1994' Description KARLEN HOVSEPYAN (1929-2002) was a senior member of the Artist's Union of the former USSR, born on May 22, 1929 in the picturesque mountin village of Rumis in Armenia. After receiving his secondary education in Yerevan, he was selected to study at the Terlemezyan Art College, graduating with honors in 1952. He was subsequently accepted for advanced study at the prestigious Institute of Fine Arts untill 1958. Along the way, in 1953, Hovsepyan received the first place award at the exhibition of the young Armenian artists and in 1964 the Special Diploma at the All Union(USSR) Young Artists exhibition held in Moscow. This honor led to the organization of his one-man show at Yerevan's Artists Union Hall in 1969. Hovsepyan has exhibited in numerous national and transnational exhibitions receiving wider recognition in Eastern European art circles. His paintings hang in various museums and private collections of the republics of the former Soviet Union, including those in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Minsk, Kiev and Yerevan. In 1989 Karlen Hovsepyan participated in the International fair held in Luxembourg with three paintings. Two of his works were obtained by the City Municipality for its Art Gallery. In 1980 his Yerevan exhibition dedicated to William Saroyan was a smashing success and in 1989 it toured in Los Angeles, Fresno and San Francisco. Drawing of Adam and Eve by Hovsepyan, 1994 is black pen, dated and signed in the lower left hand side by the artist, measures 18" 1/2 x 14". Place a Bid!