Grigor Vahramian Gasparbeg

Gasparbeg was born in 1900 to Stepan and Mariam Gasparbeg in Old Nakhichevan. His parents sent him to the Tbilisi Art School where he studied under Oskar Schmerling (1863-1938) and Yeghishe Tadevosyan (1870-1936). Gasparbeg graduated from the Tbilisi Art School with a 1st in 1923. where he studied under Dmitry Kardovsky. A diploma exhibition of the works of artists who studied under Kardovsky was visited by Anatoly Vasilyevich Lunacharsky, who appreciated the artistry of Gasparbeg's work. ==Career==

In 1934, Gasparbeg was invited by the Stage Director of the Second Moscow Art Academic Theatre, Ivan Nikolaevich Bersenev (1889-1951) to design the sets and costumes for the play Shahnameh. The play Shahnameh was translated into Russian by playwright Mkrtycha Dzhavanyan. Gasparbeg began teaching at the Mirak Art School in Tabriz in 1951, and married Marousia Arakelian in 1953. The couple had four children. Gasparbeg's second son is Vartan Vahramian. Gasparbeg died at his Tabriz home on 23 October 1963. ==Legacy==

Gasparbeg’s paintings are held in private collections across the world. • · Mother’s portrait (1928) • · Self-portrait (1932) • · Still life (1936) • · Still life- tea pot and fruit (1937) • · Portrait of Khalatian (1940) • · Portrait of Princess Shams Zamini (1940) • · Still life-fruit and lemons While living in Tabriz, Gasparbeg designed the plans for a corinthian-style balcony which was built in his place of residence and remains intact to this day. == References ==