Thursday, October 18, 2012

Avedis Mouradian ( 1895-? )

Avedis Mouradian was an Armenian artist who lived in Jerusalem as well as in Nice, France. He was in Jerusalem around 1930 and made a few oil paintings of the city. Two excellent examples are in the Collection.He is mentioned in the bibliography of Armenian artists, Les Peintrcs Armeniens (p. 288).


Jerusalem, Facade of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1930, Oil on canvas, 56 x 41 cm. Inscribed on board on reverse and dated 1930.

From
Palestine and Egypt Under the Ottomans: Paintings, Books, Photographs, Maps, Manuscripts
By Hisham Khatib

1 comment:

  1. Hello. Please dear friend can you tell me the complete name of the book Les Peintres Armeniens?
    All the best
    Ashot

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