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{{Infobox artist
| bgcolourname = #EEDD82Minas Avetisyan
| nameimage = Minas Avetisyan= Մինաս Ավետիսյան.jpg
| image imagesize = Minas_Avetisyan,_memorial_stone.JPG
| imagesizecaption = 250px
| captionbirth_name = ''Minas memorial plague'' Avetisyan
| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|7|20|mf=y}}▼
| birth_name = Minas Avetisyan▼
| birth_place = [[Jajur]], [[Armenia]] ▼
▲| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|7|20|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1975|2|24|1928|7|20|mf=y}}▼
▲| birth_place = [[Jajur]], [[Armenia]]
| death_place = [[Yerevan]], [[Armenian SSR]], [[Soviet UnionArmenia]]▼
▲| death_date = {{death date and age|1975|2|24|1928|7|20|mf=y}}
| nationality = [[Armenia]]n
▲| death_place = [[Yerevan]], [[Armenian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| nationalityfield = [[ArmeniaPainting]], [[Drawing]]n
| fieldtraining = [[Painting]], [[Drawing]]
| trainingmovement =
| works = On the way to Deir-Zor, Jajur, Crucifix, Self-portrait with thorns, Churn, A Memory.
| movement =
| workspatrons =
| awards = Merited Artist of Armenia, Armenian SSR State Prize, Sarian Prize▼
| patrons =
▲| awards = Merited Artist of Armenia, Armenian SSR State Prize, Sarian Prize
}}
 
'''Minas Avetisyan''' ({{Lang-hy|Մինաս Ավետիսյան}}, July 20, 1928 — February 24, 1975) was an Armenian painter.
'''Minas Avetisyan''' ({{Lang-hy|Մինաս Ավետիսյան}}, July 20, 1928 — February 24, 1975<ref>{{in lang|hy}} [http://tert.nla.am/archive/NLA%20TERT/Sovet%20Hayastan/1975/47.pdf Մինաս Ավետիսյանի մահվան մասին տեղեկությունը, «Սովետական Հայաստան» թերթ, թիվ 47 (16479), 25.02.1975, էջ 4]</ref>) was an Armenian painter.
 
== Biography ==
 
Minas Avetisyan was born in the village of [[Jajur]], [[Soviet Armenia]]. His mother, Sofo, was a daughter of the priest from [[Kars]]. His father, Karapet, was a smith from [[Muş|Mush]]. His wife was Gayane Mamajanyan.
 
The main theme of his works was Armenian nature, the nature of [[Jajur]], the religion, poor people, mountains, fields etc.<ref name=":0">[http://www.nla.am/Publishing/MINASVERCHNAKAN.pdf ][[National Library of Armenia]], Minas Avetisyan (1928-1975).] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827082911/http://www.nla.am/Publishing/MINASVERCHNAKAN.pdf|date=2010-08-27}}</ref>
 
Avetisyan emerged as an artist at the "Exhibition of Five" in Yerevan (1962). Numerous specialists and visitors to the exhibition appreciated greatly his work. Avetisian's method differs from the method of plainplein-air painting which was once widespread in Armenian art. For him working formfrom nature iswas no more than a preliminary stage., and Thethe main portion of the work on the canvas was done in his studio.<ref>Igitian, G.,"Minas Avetisian." Aurora Art Publishers. 1975.</ref>
 
In 1967, he first appeared on film in the censored and suppressed documentary [[The Color of Armenian Land]]<ref>[http://www.parajanov.com/colorofarmeniansoil.html Minas at Parajanov.com]</ref> by his friend [[Mikhail Vartanov]].
 
In 1975, Avetisyan died under the wheels of the car, which stopped off at the sidewalk.<ref>[http://travelarmenia.org/fr/nouvelles/260-minas-avetisyan- Minas Avetisyan] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120716233411/http://travelarmenia.org/fr/nouvelles/260-minas-avetisyan- |date=2012-07-16 }}</ref> According to some sources, he was murdered by the [[KGB]].<ref>[http://www.parajanov.com/minas Minas: A Requiem]</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307160/ Minas: Rekviem]</ref>
 
==See also==
▲|*[[House birth_nameMuseum =of Minas Avetisyan]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://wwwavproduction.facebook.comam/MinasAvetisyan1928?ln=am&page=person&id=214 Minas Avetisyan's official Biographybiography]
*[httphttps://www.parajanov.com/minas.html/ Minas Avetisyan in the films of Mikhail Vartanov] at PARAJANOV.com
 
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