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Gabriel Mikaelovich Gyurjyan (on the forum looked at, there is information about the other masters of Hakob Markaroviche Gyurdzhyane), a native of the town of Artvin (s Taik Western Armenia), formerly part of the Batumi district of the Russian empire, now owned by Turkey's still young, in 1909, away from their homes in Penza, where he enrolled in art school, one of the best provincial educational institutions in Russia at that time. Teaching beginners was conducted here in the tradition of the Wanderers. Gyurjyan teachers were painters - PI Korovin, N. Petrov and I.S.Goryushkin-Sorokopudov.
In 1922, having completed his education and behind two years of pedagogical work, Gyurjyan moved to Yerevan. He immediately actively involved in the artistic life of the young Soviet Armenia. Emerged in 1924, the first organization of the Soviet Armenian artists - "Society of Armenian Artists" - elect Gyurjyan in his reign. Gyurjyan later became one of the founders of the Armenian branch AHRR.
Gyurjyan - landscape. His works are filled with great love for the beauty of nature, to his native Armenia.
Gyurjyan depicts the Armenian nature in different seasons, at different times of the day. The viewer sees on his canvases blooming orchards, cotton fields, lakes and majestic mountains. Among the best works Gyurjyan include such views as "the Mill in Byurakan (1941)," Evening in Ahpyurake "(1947)," Spring in Nork "(1948)," Hill in Kashbulahe "(1950)," The Armenian landscape (1954), "Grey Day on the Lake Sevan" (1956), "Ayrivank Beach" (1966), etc.
Of the works devoted to rural workers, particularly for the painting "Laying collective hay stack" (1949), "Collection of cotton Arevshat" (1949).
Knowing full well his native region, its small villages and industrial centers, its historic attractions, Gyurjyan could not remain indifferent to those places which are connected with the memory of Pushkin, with his famous journey to Erzurum. For several years working on this theme, he created in 1949 painting "Pushkin's place."
Gyurjyan treated to pictures. The exhibition devoted to millennial anniversary of the epic "David of Sassoon (1938), exhibited his painting" The naming of Sassoon fortress. " And, of course, captured on canvas Gyurjyan well as his native Artvin.
A lot of energy gave Gyurjyan teaching as a professor of the State Art Theatre Institute in Yerevan.
Of Merit in Fine Arts Gyurjyan awarded the title People's Artist of Armenian SSR, was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Order of Labor and many Soviet medals.