Sumbat Der Kiureghian
| Sumbat Der Kiureghian Սմբատ Տեր-Կյուրեղյան |
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October 19, 1913 New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran |
| Died | June 9, 1999 (aged 85) Los Angeles, United States |
| Occupation | artist |
Sumbat Der Kiureghian (Armenian: Սմբատ Տեր-Կյուրեղյան; October 19, 1913 – June 9, 1999) was a 20th century Iranian-Armenian watercolor artist.
Sumbat Der Kiureghian was born on October 19, 1913, in New Julfa (the Iranian city of Isfahan's Armenian quarter), in the family of Hovhannes Der Kiureghian and Tagouhi Haroutunian. Hovhannes was an auctioneer of specialty items and a watch repairman, who died in 1915. Therefore, Sumbat was raised by his mother, Tagouhi. Sumbat's grandfather Kiuregh served as a priest at the Sourb Hovhanou Church in New Julfa. The family took his priesthood name as their last name - Der Kiureghian; the "Der" part signifies lineage from a priest.
Sumbat received his early education in the Armenian school in New Julfa. In 1924, he exhibited his paintings at a school contest and won a prize. His first art teacher at school was Yeghia Yegijanian, later Hacop Vardanian. After graduating from the Armenian school in New Julfa in 1929, Sumbat attended the Stuart Memorial English College for boys in Isfahan. There he learned English, Persian and other subjects. Later he enrolled in the art classes of Sarkis Khachadourian. Seeing Sumbat's abilities, Khachadourian recruited him as an apprentice to help him with his work. The experience had a tremendous influence on Sumbat and he opened his first studio on Charbagh Avenue at the age of seventeen. He used the studio both as a workplace and an exhibition hall. He also produced more popular handicraft items, such as painted vases and lampshades decorated with caravan scenes, and made designs of carpets. Sumbat's studio was a hangout for friends, and a group of them formed a musical band, in which Sumbat played the drums. In 1933, Sumbat closed his studio and entered compulsory military service for two years. After completing military service in 1935, Sumbat opened his second studio on Charbagh Avenue - Negarestan-eh Sumbat (Sumbat's Art Studio). By the time he graduated from college, Sumbat had greatly improved his skills as a watercolorist with light and easy brushwork, pure and translucent colors.
Sumbat preferred exhibiting his paintings in his studio. He first participated in a formal exhibition of paintings in April 1944 at the Anglo-Persian Institute in Isfahan. His next exhibition was in February 1948 in Abadan, where all exhibited paintings were sold and Sumbat received many commissions.
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