Yervand Kochar
Yervand Kochar | |
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| Born | June 15, 1899 |
| Died | January 22, 1979 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Komitas Pantheon |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Other names | Ervand Kochar, Yervand Kocharyan |
| Education | Nersisian School Arts School of the Caucasus Association for Promotion of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Painting, sculpture, drawing, inventing, writing |
| Movement | Futurism, cubism, surrealism, Impressionism, avant-garde |
| Spouse | Vardeni Kochar (m. 1923, d. 1928)
Meline Kochar (m. 1929-1936, d. 1967) Manik Mkrtchyan-Kochar (m. 1944-1979, d. 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
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.