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Charles Garabed Atamian was the second of five children of Mgirdich Atamian, a goldsmith and musician, and Mary Afker. He completed his early education at the Mkhitaryan School in [[Pera]]. He then attended the local French school Lycee de Saint-Benoit. He continued his education at the Murad Rafaelian School in Venice, Italy, where between 1887 and 1893 he took lessons Prof. Antonio Ermolao Paoletti and Pietra.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> For a time he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, but returned to Istanbul without graduating at worked at the Yildiz Porcelain Factory from 1894 to 1896. He was appointed as the factory's chief designer. Several of the porcelain plates made by him and signed Atam are now in the Topkapi Palace collection.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tuglaci|first=Pars|title=The role of the Balian family in Ottoman architecture|year=1990|publisher=Yeni Çığır Bookstore|pages=744|accessdate=9 December 2012|page=656}}</ref> He opened his first exhibition prior to the [[Hamidian_massacres#Massacres|events of 1895]] where Armenians in Constantinople were massacred en masse. Due to the unfavorable political atmosphere of the period, his work failed to arouse the interest and support.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> In 1897 he went to [[Paris]], where he illustrated nearly 150 book, including novels by such famous writers as [[Anatole France]] and [[Guy de Maupassant]] and the French translation of B. Litton's ''The Last Days of Pompei until World War I''. He worked for such leading French newspapers and magazines as L'Illustration and Le Monde Illustre.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> From 1903 and onwards, he participated in various exhibitions with overwhelming success. Of particular note are his landscapes and portraits shown at the annual exhibitions of the National Society of Artists in [[Paris]]. He became a permanent member of the society in 1927.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> One-person exhibitions of his work were held in Paris at the Allard Gallery in 1921 and in the Georges Petit Galley in 1923 and 1935, in [[Brussels]] in 1925, in [[Strasbourg]] in 1926, at the Simonson Gallery in 1928 and 1930, and at the Rosentahl Gallery in 1936.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> His wife died in 1941. That year, feeling the first symptoms of a contracted disease, he stopped painting while continuing to exhibit. His last known work is a self-portrait dated 1941. He died in his workshop July 30, 1947. Many of his paintings exhibited in various cities of Europe, the United States, and Japan were reproduced as postcards. His granddaughter bequeathed 42 paintings of the artist in 1995.<ref name="ATAMIAN Charles Garabed" /> |
Charles Garabed Atamian was the second of five children of Mgirdich Atamian, a goldsmith and musician, and Mary Afker. He completed his early education at the Mkhitaryan School in [[Pera]]. He then attended the local French school Lycee de Saint-Benoit. He continued his education at the Murad Rafaelian School in Venice, Italy, where between 1887 and 1893 he took lessons Prof. Antonio Ermolao Paoletti and Pietra.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> For a time he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, but returned to Istanbul without graduating at worked at the Yildiz Porcelain Factory from 1894 to 1896. He was appointed as the factory's chief designer. Several of the porcelain plates made by him and signed Atam are now in the Topkapi Palace collection.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tuglaci|first=Pars|title=The role of the Balian family in Ottoman architecture|year=1990|publisher=Yeni Çığır Bookstore|pages=744|accessdate=9 December 2012|page=656}}</ref> He opened his first exhibition prior to the [[Hamidian_massacres#Massacres|events of 1895]] where Armenians in Constantinople were massacred en masse. Due to the unfavorable political atmosphere of the period, his work failed to arouse the interest and support.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> In 1897 he went to [[Paris]], where he illustrated nearly 150 book, including novels by such famous writers as [[Anatole France]] and [[Guy de Maupassant]] and the French translation of B. Litton's ''The Last Days of Pompei until World War I''. He worked for such leading French newspapers and magazines as L'Illustration and Le Monde Illustre.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> From 1903 and onwards, he participated in various exhibitions with overwhelming success. Of particular note are his landscapes and portraits shown at the annual exhibitions of the National Society of Artists in [[Paris]]. In 1923, he went for the summer to Saint-Gilles-sur-Vie in [[Vendée]]. He will return regularly until 1939. Much of his work will be developed at this summer residence and it is his paintings of its beach will be his works with the highest reputation. He became a permanent member of the society in 1927.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> One-person exhibitions of his work were held in Paris at the Allard Gallery in 1921 and in the Georges Petit Galley in 1923 and 1935, in [[Brussels]] in 1925, in [[Strasbourg]] in 1926, at the Simonson Gallery in 1928 and 1930, and at the Rosentahl Gallery in 1936.<ref name="Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923" /> His wife died in 1941. That year, feeling the first symptoms of a contracted disease, he stopped painting while continuing to exhibit. His last known work is a self-portrait dated 1941. He died in his workshop July 30, 1947. Many of his paintings exhibited in various cities of Europe, the United States, and Japan were reproduced as postcards. His granddaughter bequeathed 42 paintings of the artist in 1995.<ref name="ATAMIAN Charles Garabed" /> |
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Revision as of 01:44, 9 December 2012
Charles Garabed Atamian Շառլ Կարապետ Ադամեան | |
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| Born | September 18, 1872 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | July 30, 1947 (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Painter |
Charles Garabed Atamian (Born Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey September 18, 1872 - died Paris, France July 30, 1947) was a French and Ottoman painter of Armenian decent.[1][2]
Biography
Charles Garabed Atamian was the second of five children of Mgirdich Atamian, a goldsmith and musician, and Mary Afker. He completed his early education at the Mkhitaryan School in Pera. He then attended the local French school Lycee de Saint-Benoit. He continued his education at the Murad Rafaelian School in Venice, Italy, where between 1887 and 1893 he took lessons Prof. Antonio Ermolao Paoletti and Pietra.[1] For a time he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, but returned to Istanbul without graduating at worked at the Yildiz Porcelain Factory from 1894 to 1896. He was appointed as the factory's chief designer. Several of the porcelain plates made by him and signed Atam are now in the Topkapi Palace collection.[3] He opened his first exhibition prior to the events of 1895 where Armenians in Constantinople were massacred en masse. Due to the unfavorable political atmosphere of the period, his work failed to arouse the interest and support.[1] In 1897 he went to Paris, where he illustrated nearly 150 book, including novels by such famous writers as Anatole France and Guy de Maupassant and the French translation of B. Litton's The Last Days of Pompei until World War I. He worked for such leading French newspapers and magazines as L'Illustration and Le Monde Illustre.[1] From 1903 and onwards, he participated in various exhibitions with overwhelming success. Of particular note are his landscapes and portraits shown at the annual exhibitions of the National Society of Artists in Paris. In 1923, he went for the summer to Saint-Gilles-sur-Vie in Vendée. He will return regularly until 1939. Much of his work will be developed at this summer residence and it is his paintings of its beach will be his works with the highest reputation. He became a permanent member of the society in 1927.[1] One-person exhibitions of his work were held in Paris at the Allard Gallery in 1921 and in the Georges Petit Galley in 1923 and 1935, in Brussels in 1925, in Strasbourg in 1926, at the Simonson Gallery in 1928 and 1930, and at the Rosentahl Gallery in 1936.[1] His wife died in 1941. That year, feeling the first symptoms of a contracted disease, he stopped painting while continuing to exhibit. His last known work is a self-portrait dated 1941. He died in his workshop July 30, 1947. Many of his paintings exhibited in various cities of Europe, the United States, and Japan were reproduced as postcards. His granddaughter bequeathed 42 paintings of the artist in 1995.[2]
Exhibitions
During his Lifetime
Note that he exhibited regularly at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts from 1913 to 1945 and at the Salon des Independants from 1938 to 1945.
- 1903 Salon d'Automne (Batz paintings), the Salon d'Automne was created and organized for the first time On October 31, 1903 at the Petit Palais
- 1918: Marseille, Mouillot Gallery (My mother)
- 1919: The National (paintings Agay)
- 1920: The National (Rhododendrons). There will exhibit until 1945
- March 1921: Allard Gallery (paintings of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Villennes-sur-Seine)
- 1923: Galerie Georges Petit
- July 1923: Strasbourg
- 1924: Gallery Pouillé-Lepoutre, Lyon
- 1925: French Artists in Brussels (60 paintings)
- 1925: Devambez Gallery, Paris
- May 1927 and October 1927 Galerie Georges Petit
- August 1927: Beaux-Arts de Calais
- November 1928: Simonson Gallery, 19 rue Caumartin, Paris (paintings of Nice and Saint-Gilles)
- 1929: Exhibition of Contemporary French Art, Tokyo, Osaka continued in 1930
Posthumous
- July-August 2006: Saint-Hilaire-de-Monts, 24 works
- December 2007 - March 2007: Cagnes-sur-Mer, The Armenian painting in the nineteenth and twentieth century works on loan from the Musée d'Orsay
- February-June 2007: Paris, Musée National de la Marine Exhibition Aivazovsky
- September-October 2009: Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie , Marcel Baudouin room
- June 2010:-Lucs-sur-Boulogne, Sénéchal Gallery[4][5]
Gallery
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Reverie
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Little Girl in Waves
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Self Portrait
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Children in Water
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On the Wet Sand
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Boys Playing on Sand
External Links
Youtube Video: Expo of Charles Atamian at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (In French)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Kurkman, Garo (2004). Armenian painters in the Ottoman empire 1600-1923. İstanbul: Matüsalem Publications. ISBN 9789759201555.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b "ATAMIAN Charles Garabed". Portail des collections des musées de France (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ Tuglaci, Pars (1990). The role of the Balian family in Ottoman architecture. Yeni Çığır Bookstore. p. 656.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help) - ^ Atamian, Maud Bianchi (2006). Charles Atamian, painter, in-depth encounter with a man and his work (in French). Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie: Printing Life. ISBN 9782852819503.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check|isbn=value: checksum (help) - ^ "Charles Atamian, peintre, illustrateur et xumaphile" (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2012.