Grigor khanjyan biography

Grigor Khanjyan (Armenian: Գրիգոր Խանջյան; 29 November – 19 April ) was a Soviet and Armenian artist, painter, and illustrator.^[1] He is most notable for his illustrations of historical novels and poems, and murals and tapestries on historical topics.

In Khanjyan was appointed a member of the highest order of chivalry in Soviet art (only members during Soviet history) – the "People's Artist of Soviet Union".

Biography

Early years

Khanjyan was born in Yerevan, Soviet Armenia.

Grigor khanjyan paintings

He was the fourth and last child of Sebuh and Verginie - genocide survivors from Yerznka, who settled in Armenia in Grigor mentioned on several occasions that a doctor had advised his mother, already in relatively advanced age, to get pregnant in order to avoid some health problems and that is the reason for him to be conceived.

Soon after Sovietization of Armenia, Sebuh had to leave his main profession and become an accountant. Grigor had one elder brother who became a mus