Gabriel Gyurjyan "The hills of Ayrivanq"

Gabriel Gyurjyan

1892 - born in Artvin (Taik province, Western Armenia).  
1909-1922- studied in art college (Penza) in the studios of P.Korovin, N.Petrov and I.Goryushkin-Sorokopudov. 
1922-1924 – was engaged in teaching activity. 
1945-1958 – gave lessons in education establishments of Yerevan, including the Institute of Fine Arts and Drama. 
Since 1945 - People's Artist of Armenian SSR, was awarded with Orders of Lenin and Red Banner of Labor, many Soviet medals. 
Since 1947 - professor. 
1951-1959, 1968-1969 – performed great public activity, was a chairman of Artist’s Union of Armenia. 
1987 - died in Yerevan. 
Works are in the NGA (Yerevan), the State Tretyakov gallery (Moscow), in numerous private collections in Armenia and abroad.