Art: What Aivazovsky brought to light; Inspired public relations effort revives interest in Armenian marine painter from the Crimea who died 90 years ago
Friday, 30 November 1990
By Janet Samuelian His name is currently in eclipse in Western art circles, and at Sotheby’s the occasional Aivazovsky earns a paltry $80,000. Yet, in 1842 Hovhannes Aivazian was becoming an internationally famous 25-year-old from southern Russia. His magnificent Italian landscapes made him the talk of Europe. Turner, the aging English artist, was so influenced
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Art: The Odyssey of Artist Yuroz; From the street life to the sweet life
Tuesday, 31 July 1990
By Janet Samuelian A charismatic immigrant is forced to the streets by irate in-laws, frantically sketches on scraps at hand, survives a suicide attempt, triumphs over disaster as he sells his art to help people, and becomes the darling of art galleries. A movie script? Not at all – just the past five years in
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