1. Gevork Vartanovich Kotiantz was a Soviet Armenian painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting.
10 Facts About Gevork Kotiantz
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Gevork Kotiantz was born on 12 November 1909 in Shusha, Elizavetpol Governorate in the family of craftsman jeweler.
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In 1930 for the first time Gevork Kotiantz participated in Art exhibition in Pyatigorsk, then in the cities of the North Caucasus Essentuki, Kislovodsk, Mineral Waters.
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Gevork Kotiantz was wounded twice, marked by military awards, including the Order of the Red Star, Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Medal for Battle Merit, Medal "For the Victory Over Germany", Order of the Patriotic War.
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Gevork Kotiantz demobilized in 1945 with the rank of sergeant.
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Since 1948 Gevork Kotiantz becomes permanent participant of Art exhibitions, showing his works together with the works of the leading masters of fine arts of Leningrad.
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Gevork Kotiantz painted still lifes, portraits, genre and historical paintings.
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Entirely fascinated by problems of colors, tones, warm and cold relations, Gevork Kotiantz not take the trouble to choose original names for his paintings.
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Gevork Kotiantz have had solo exhibitions of painting in Leningrad in 1979, and in Moscow in 1985.
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Gevork Vartanovich Kotiantz died on 28 August 1996 in Saint Petersburg, aged 86.