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Biography |
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1920 |
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Born in Seuleuze (Bursa), former Armenian part of Turkey (Spent his early childhood in Salonique, Greece) |
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1936 - 1938 |
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Ecole des Arts Décoratifs, Paris |
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1939 |
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First painting shown at the Salon des independants, Paris |
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1940 - 1949 |
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Attended La Grande Chaumière workshop in Montparnasse, Paris |
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1951 |
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Populist Prize, France |
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1953 |
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Antral Prize, France |
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1958 |
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Biennale de Bruges Prize, Belgium |
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1958 |
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Comparaison Prize, Mexico |
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1958 |
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Voburitz Award |
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1958 |
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Museum of Mexico Award |
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1969 |
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Retrospective at Mitsukosi Corporation, Tokyo, Japan |
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1978 |
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Opening of the Galerie Matignon, Paris to promote and distribute his work |
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1992 |
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Opening of the Jansem Museum, Tokyo Ginza, Japan |
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1993 |
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Opening of the Azumino Jansem Museum, Nagano-Ken, Japan |
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1997 |
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Knight of the French Arts and Literature Order |
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2002 |
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Emeritus Doctorate from the Republic of Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences |
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2003 |
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Knight of the French Legion of Honour |
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2003 |
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A series of 4 documentary films was produced about his life and work – DVD available in English, Japanese and French from Galerie Matignon, Paris |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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Portraits, drawings 1947-2006, Galerie Matignon, Paris |
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2007 |
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22nd. Annual Exhibition, Galerie Rienzo, New York City, NY |
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2006 |
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Dancers and Landscapes, paintings, Galerie Matignon, Paris |
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2005 |
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Galerie Christiane Vallé, Clermont-Ferrand |
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2004 |
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Les Murs, paintings, Galerie Matignon, Paris |
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2004 |
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Retrospective, Château de Vascoeuil, Eure, France |
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2003 |
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The weddings, paintings, Galerie Matignon, Paris |
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2003 |
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Jean Jansem: Paintings of the 1980's, Galerie Rienzo, New York City, NY |
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2002 |
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Paintings and drawings, Printemps Ginza, Tokyo |
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2002 |
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Massacres, National Museum, Genocide Memorial, Erevan, Armenia |
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2001 |
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Paintings and drawings, Ludwig von Saarlouis Museum, Germany |
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2001 |
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Massacres, Galerie Matignon and Galerie Flora J., Paris |
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2001 |
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Still Lifes by Modern Masters, Galerie Rienzo, New York City, NY |
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2000 |
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Jean Jansem: Paintings & Works on Paper, Galerie Rienzo, New York City, NY |
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2000 |
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Mythologies, Galerie Matignon, Paris |
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1999 |
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Drawings, Azumino Jansem Museum, Nagano-Ken, Japan |
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1998 |
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FIAC Saga, Paris – Galerie Flora J. |
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1998 |
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Printemps Ginza, Tokyo |
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1998 |
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Large format paintings and drawings, Galerie Matignon, Paris |
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1997 |
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Retrospective, Navio Museum, Osaka, Japan |
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1997 |
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Atelier, Galerie Matignon, Paris |
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1997 |
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Galerie Flora J. Paris |
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1996 |
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Printemps Ginza-Mainichi Tokyo |
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1996 |
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Retrospective, Azumino Jansem Museum, Nagano-Ken and Daimaru Museum, Tokyo |
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1995 |
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Works on Paper, Galerie Flora J. Paris |
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1994 |
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La Maison des Arts Antony |
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1993 |
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Galerie Matignon Paris |
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1992 |
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Galerie Flora J. Paris |
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MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
France: Modern Art Museum, Paris; Poitiers Museum; Fontainebleau Museum; Ennery Museum
Japan: Jansem Museum, Tokyo; Azumino Jansem Museum, Nagano-Ken
Russia: Modern Art Museum, Moscow
Armenia: National Museum; Genocide Memorial of Armenia, Erevan |
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