Minas Avetisyan’s "Sleeping Woman" auctioned for over $38,000

PanARMENIAN.Net - Famous Armenian painter Minas Avetisyan’s "Sleeping Woman" (1963) became the top lot at the Art Investment auction in Moscow, selling for 3,363,000 rubles.

The painting was featured in the AI № 567 auction and the 248th curated auction titled "21st Century: Contemporary Russian Art," as reported by Kulturomania.

Minas Avetisyan created around 500 paintings, both large and small.

In his hometown of Jajur, the Minas House-Museum was reopened in 2005 after being destroyed in the devastating 1988 earthquake.

Minas Avetisyan’s works depict Armenian rural life, landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and murals, characterized by vivid color contrasts. He worked in painting, graphics, murals, and stage design, touching on all aspects of visual art. Some of his works focus on Armenian history, particularly the tragic events of 1915, which his parents miraculously survived. His active artistic career spanned only 15 years, from 1960 to 1975, during which he produced about 500 paintings and an equal number of drawings. His murals, created between 1970 and 1974, can be found in Yerevan, Gyumri, and the village of Vahramaberd.