Lot 135: Hagop Hagopian (Hakob Hakobyan) (1923- ), Armenian

Hagop Hagopian (Hakob Hakobyan) (1923- ), Armenian former Soviet Union LANDSCAPE I; Oil on canvas; signed and dated 95 lower right 39.4" x 28.7" - 100 x 73 cm.

Daughter of the artist, Canada

Note:The artist resides in Armenia. Hagopian's works continue to be exhibited internationally. His paintings can be found in public and private collections across Europe, Russia, Armenia and the United States. In Hagopian's landscapes, the light is so soft and gentle that it exposes nature without doing it the slightest injustice. It is like a rebirth of things, and it is similar to what goes on in the natural world itself. Hagopian's artistic temperament and attitude towards the world around him make him treat his own creations with infinite gentleness, and sensitivity. Alongside the familiar mages of "sunny and sultry Armenia" there emerges an Aremenia with soft, subtle lights, bare hills, trees and vineyards. And although there are very few or no people to be seen in it, the viewer feels that Armenia is pervaded by the human soul,. The artist who created it walks along its tracks and his every step brings forth a revelation.