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DIGITAL ART ARCHIVE

Hovhannes 
(Vanik)
Sharambeyan 

17 August 1926, Yerevan – 11 May 1986, Yerevan

The world of the artist - from the landscapes of Dilijan to museum-building and the preservation of cultural heritage

2026 / ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION

Sharambeyan 100

An exhibition dedicated to the

centenary of the birth of Hovhannes Sharambeyan  

at the National Gallery of Armenia

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Hovhannes (Vanik) Sharambeyan

Artist · Devotee · Collector

Art in which

national identity lives

Sharambeyan portrayed the everyday life and inner world of the Armenian people, the mountain landscapes, and the warmth of the old towns

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FEATURED WORK

“Dilijan”

Sharambeyan’s paintings preserve the distinctive character of old Dilijan—its houses, wooden balconies, quiet courtyards, and the unhurried rhythm of everyday life.

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“Dilijan became his second birthplace.”​

DIGITAL COLLECTION

Paintings and

Graphic Works

Paintings, Graphic Works, and Unfinished Works

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“Sofya in a Field of Daisies”

Mixed media on paper

“Field Flowers”

1964 · oil on cardboard

PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE

Every work of

art

tells a story

For Sharambeyan, every work of folk art was a bearer of cultural memory. Collecting, preserving, and passing this heritage on to future generations was one of the artist’s important missions.

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