Grigor Khanjyan | |
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| Գրիգոր Խանջյան | |
| Born | November 29, 1926 |
| Died | April 19, 2000 (aged 73) Yerevan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Known for | History painting |
| Notable work | Illustrations for Wounds of Armenia, Triptych "History of Armenia" |
| Movement | Socialist realism |
Grigor Khanjyan (Armenian: Գրիգոր Խանջյան; 29 November 1926 – 19 April 2000) was a Soviet and Armenian artist, painter, and illustrator.[1] He is most notable for his illustrations of historical novels and poems, and murals and tapestries on historical topics. In 1983 Khanjyan was appointed a member of the highest order of chivalry in Soviet art (only 159 members during Soviet history) – the "People's Artist of Soviet Union".