Yervand Kochar

Yervand Kochar
Born(1899-06-15)June 15, 1899
DiedJanuary 22, 1979(1979-01-22) (aged 79)
Resting placeKomitas Pantheon
NationalityArmenian
Other namesErvand Kochar, Yervand Kocharyan
EducationNersisian School Arts School of the Caucasus Association for Promotion of Fine Arts
Known forPainting, sculpture, drawing, inventing, writing
MovementFuturism, cubism, surrealism, Impressionism, avant-garde
SpouseVardeni Kochar (m. 1923, d. 1928)

Meline Kochar (m. 1929-1936, d. 1967)

Manik Mkrtchyan-Kochar (m. 1944-1979, d. 1984)
Children2

Yervand "Kochar" Kocharyan, also known as Ervand Kochar (Armenian: Երվանդ Սիմոնի "Քոչար" Քոչարյան; 1899 – 1979) was a prominent sculptor and modern artist of the twentieth century and a founder of Painting in Space art movement. The Ervand Kochar Museum is located in Yerevan, Armenia and showcases much of his work.