Who knows this artist?
 

I have a few graphic works, signed M. Zakaryan. 1918.
I know little about the author. Almost nothing. : (
In the Internet found a snippet from the book "Vollar A. Listening to Cezanne, Renoir, Degas, where Degas' refers to" his friend Zakaryan "who" can work at least twenty years with one walnuts, grapes and berries with a knife, only changing their places! .. "
I would be grateful for any information on this artist.

There is a portrait of Degas Zachary Zakaryan, it was sold at Sotheby's 8.10 years ago. There is also a pastel sketch.

Was still another Zakaryan (1901-1992), Russian origin, name middle initial "Y"; the data here - very scarce - at Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artist/602030/y-zacharian.html

At ArtCult page it is virtually empty, indicated only that the price had irregular: http://www.artcult.fr/_Cotes/Fiche/Art-0-1257783.htm

At the Artprice has its Zakaryan, named Reuben, also born in 1901. Surprisingly, this last Zakaryan alive (but may be, Artprice simply vkurse date of death): http://www.web.artprice.com/artistde... & src = 3
Three of his works were sold in 1992, and then - like anything (http://www.web.artprice.com/ps/artit...mp;page=100000)

M. Zakaryan not mentioned anywhere.

v-v,

Dear Member,

Here is the same quote from the book Master the art of art: selections from letters, diaries, speeches and treatises (4 vols. Edited B.Ternovtsa and D.Arkina. Volume III, edited by B . N.Ternovtsa. Leningrad: "Art", 1939):

[ Quotes from Edgar Degas: Of his landscapes painted in the room .]

When traveling, I sometimes look out of the window of the car. But the comfort of your home, do not write all the landscapes of the universe, sticking three old hands in the soup of the grass? This is similar to my old friend Zaharyanu that one nut, grapes and a knife has enough material to work, changing only the location of the knife, for twenty years ... A Roire, who recently wrote watercolor on a precipice! Listen, painting - is not a sport.

Have you known the source? In French, of course?

Thanks in advance,
Maxim Zhukov

Maxim Zhukov, no, not known.
and why?
a Russian translation.