Asatur Pztikyan

Asatur Pztikyan (1943) In 1943

- was born in Beirut (Lebanon).   In 1959

- attended the House of Italian Culture in Beirut, started participating in group exhibitions.   He moved to Italy, where he attended the Academy of Pietro Vannucci.    In 1964

- moved to Paris, where he studied at the National Higher School of Fine Arts.   In 1968

has had more than 80 individual exhibitions in different countries of the world.    He participated in more than 50 international biennials and salons, in which he acted as an outstanding master of unique paintings, watercolor works, printed graphics (engravings, prints, etc.).   He participated in such international viewings as:

In 1984

- "Landscape in modern art", School of Fine Arts (Paris),   In 1989

- "Colors of life" (Paris, Prague),  In 1992

- "Art of small forms" (Germany).  In 1978

performs the works of illustrating a number of books.

The collection of poems "Shadows" by Jean-Claude Schneider, "The Birdkeeper" by Luigi Mormino, "Mean Weather" by Max Clarac-Serou, the collection of poems by Camilo Sbarbaro, the poem "In Replacement" by Yannis Ridsos, "Praise-2" by Adonis, "The Delusion" by Issa Maklouf, etc.   Asatur has received more than 25 awards, including:  In 1972

- gold medal at the III International Biennale (Florence)   In 1973

– Silver Medal of the City of Epinal (France)   In 1975

- Grand Prix Award at the Jiva Biennial in 1980.

- Krakow City Hall Award   In 1981

– Medal of Honor for Small Forms of Graphics (Poland)   In 1983

- Prize of the Museum of Modern Art (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia)  National Foundation of Contemporary Art (Paris)  In 1984

- Grand Prix (Paris)  Galust Gulbenkyan Foundation Award (Lisbon, Portugal)  Center for Engraving and Prints Award (Louvre, Paris)  In 1986

- Prizes of the National Museums of Warsaw and Silesia (Poland)  "Contemporary Estamp" European First Biennale Award (Luxembourg)  In 1990

- Gabriel Olivier Award at the 24th International Festival of Contemporary Art (Monte Carlo) etc.   More than 15 books about Asatur have been published in different countries of the world.     The works are located in the National Library (Paris), the Collection of Prints and Pictures (Florence), the City Museum of Paris, the National Museum of Modern Art (Rome), the Museum of Modern Art (Yerevan), the National Gallery of Armenia, and many private collections around the world.