Grigor Khanjyan

Style: Expressionism;

Place: Yerevan

Born: 1926

Death: 2000

Biography:

Grigor Khanjyan (Armenian: Գրիգոր Խանջյան; 29 November 1926 – 19 April 2000) was a Soviet and Armenian artist, painter, and illustrator. He is most notable for his illustrations of historical novels and poems, and murals and tapestries on historical topics. In 1983 Khanjyan was appointed a member of the highest order of chivalry in Soviet art (only 159 members during Soviet history) – the 'People's Artist of Soviet Union'.