Armenian Art

Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm.

Works on paper, 45 x 60 in.

Oil, gouache, and pencil on paper. 39 x 48 cm.

Oil on canvas, 101 x 107 cm.

Oil on canvas, 150 x 222 cm.

Tracking Down Guiltless Doves, 1936, Arshile Gorky

Bedros Aslanian (Պետրոս Ասլանյան), Farmer’s Market, 2007.

Oil on canvas, 60 x 55 cm.

Acrylic on canvas, 90 x 100 cm.

Ink on paper, 104 x 86 cm / 40.9375 x 33.875 in.

Skunder Boghossian emerged from a proud Armenian and Ethiopian tradition to become one of the most acclaimed contemporary artists from the African continent. His Armenian grandfather worked in international trade on behalf of the Ethiopian emperor Menelik II, and his father was imprisoned for many years for his active resistance against the Italian occupation. A pioneer of the Black Arts Movement, Boghossian’s art drew from many influences, notably ancient Ethiopian wall art and jazz music, which he described as “a combination of geniuses… the one thing we have, black folks, as artists”. He is the first contemporary African artist to have work purchased by the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Oil on canvas, 33.5 x 46.3 cm / 13.2 x 18.2 in.

Acrylic on canvas, 14 × 18 in.