Richard Jeranian

Richard Jeranian, Aghtamar, litography,  24×36 inches.

Richard Jeranian

JERANIAN Biography
Born on July 17th 1921 in Sebasta (Armenia)
French Citizenship
Living and working in Paris
Military duty in the Air force from 1944 to 1946
Artistic studies at the Julian and Grande-Chaumière academies
“Grand Prix” award Deauville 1952
Prize for Landscape painting Honfleur 1953
Silver medal award of the City of Paris 1955
Fine Art award (Arts et Lettres) 1959
First prize for Europe in drawing Monaco 1966
New contemporary National Dictionary – third Edition – Paris 1966
Prize winning Art Book – Dallas USA 1966
National award for painting Mardiros SARIAN – Erevan 198
Dizionario Enciclopedico Internazionale d’Arte Moderna  e
Contemporanea – Italy Florence 2002/2003
R.S.A Armenian Encyclopaedia – 1970
Dictionary Benezit Ed 1999 – Vol 7
Dictionary Larousse – Drouot cotation – 2001 to 2007
GROUP
Paris – Salon d’Automne, Salon des Indépendants
French Artists exhibition
EXHIBITIONS
Show “Terre Latine”
Painters, witnesses of their time
Award of “Chateau de Sceaux” (1956)
Award of the “Palais Royal” (1957)
Confrontation in Ambierle, Painters of our time (Los Angeles 1960)
Fine Arts in Europe (Brussels 1964)
Painters, witnesses of their country (Beirut 1971)
Contemporary prints (National Library Paris 1973)
Group Gallery Randall (New York 1974)
Biennal of the 13^th Paris district 1982)
Cultural week Montpellier Museum (1982)
A.G.B.U. (New Jersey 1982)
Armenian painters exhibition – The Holy Ghost Chapel– (Caen 2004)
Saint Maurice Cathedral (Vienne 2006
Numerous exhibitions under the Year of Armenia in France (2006 – 2007)
AQUISITIONS 1955 – The City of of Paris
1955 – French Administration
1960 – The Imperial Court of Iran
1961 – The Royal Court of Greece
1963 – Dallas Museum – USA
1964 – The Museum of Erevan – Armenia
1967 – St James Monastery in Jerusalem
1969 – The Museum of Erevan
1969 – The State Fund – Armenia
1970 – The Imperial Collection – Iran
1970 – Catholicossat of Etshmiazine – Armenia
1970 – The Museum of Leningrad – Russia
1973 – The National Library – Paris
1975 – The Royal Court of Saudi-Arabia
1979 – Catholicossat of Etshmiazine – Armenia
1980 – The Royal Court of Saudi-Arabia
1980 – The Museum of Novosibirsk – Siberia
1990 – The Museum of Aïvazovsky – Theodosia Crimée
2004 – The Museum of Erevan
2004 – The Museum of Antelias – Beirut
2004 – The Museum of Moussa Tiba – Tyr Lebanon
2005 – The Museum of Erevan
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
1953 –  Paris, Romeo Juliette Art Gallery
1957 – Paris, Ror Vomar Art Gallery
1958 – Beirut, Les Arcades Art Gallery
1958 – Marseille, Jouvène Art Gallery
1959 – Marseille, Reboul Art Gallery
1959 – Paris, Gerard Mourgue Art Galler
1960 – Beirut, Arcade’s Art Gallery
1960 – Teheran, Le Club Art Gallery
1961 – Geneva, Ganzoni Art Gallery
1961 – Paris, Framond Art Gallery
1963 – Paris, Monte Carlo Art Gallery
1963 – Geneva, Ganzoni Art Gallery
1964 – Beirut, One Art Gallery
1964 – Erevan, Painters Art Gallery
1964 – Leninakan, Fine Art Room
1965 – Washington, Jason Art Gallery
1965 – Beirut, Cassia Art Gallery
1966 – Dieppe, Casino Municipal
1967 – Rennes, Maison de la Radio, ORTF
1967 – München, Schumacher Art Gallery
1967 – Beirut, Cassia Art Gallery
1968 – Tilijan, City Museum
1969 – Erevan, Painters Art Gallery
1970 – Moscow, Marouzov Palace
1971 – Paris, Afeda
1971 – Bordeaux, Afeda
1971 –  Dijon, Afeda
1972 – Clermont-Ferrand, Afeda
1972 – Strasbourg, Afeda
1972 – Beirut, Studio 27
1973 – Geneva, Intercontinental
1973 – Milano, La Galleria – Le Firme
1974 – Beirut, Studio 27
1977 – New York, Clay Art gallery
1977 – Washington, the Rowe House Gallery
1979 – Erevan, Painters Art Gallery
1980 – Novosibirsk, Aketemgorodok
1981 – Caracas, Galleria Valor Arte
1984 – Bordeaux, La Présidence Art Gallery
1988 – Paris, Faubourg Saint Honoré Art Gallery
1990 – Paris, Faubourg Saint Honoré Art Gallery
1997 – Paris, Jeanne Castel Art Gallery
2003 – Paris, Association Tebrotzassere –
Sale by auction (Cornette de Saint-Cyr)
Numerous private collections
France – Lebanon – Iran – United States – Canada – Russia – England – Switzerland – Armenia – Germany – Mexico – Monaco – Italy – Ethiopia – Argentina – Belgium – Denmark – Japan – Venezuela – Brazil – Sweden – Saudi-Arabia
Bibliography
Numerous studie
R. VRINJean CHABANDON – Pierre IMBOIRG – Victor Hakim – Yolande ADJEMIAN – M.T. MAUGIS – Gerard MOURGUE – Guy DORNAND – Chahine KHATCHATRIAN – Roger VILLE – V. HAROUTUNIAN – André BERCOFF – R. CHARMET – René BAROTTE – Henri HERAUT – André WARNOD – André WEBER – Alice MAVIAN  –  G. BREYSSON – Jeannette BRUNSWICK – J. ANTONOV – C. SALEH – Juliette PARLE – Jean TOURETTE – Irina ANTONOVA – BLAKE – Jane JAFFE – ST. EVREMONT – Roger PEYREFITTE – Raymond HERMANN – Edmond NIEMCZYK – Maurice TASSART – Christian GERMAK – Hélène BAUDOURIAN

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• Date: 1921-present
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