From September 17, an international exhibition titled "The Face of Humanity: Surenyants' "The Abandoned" and Humanist Art" will open at the National Gallery of Armenia. This is a truly exceptional and important event in the history of Armenian art.
One of the notable masterpieces of Armenian fine art, Vardges Surenyants' painting "The Abandoned," will be displayed in Armenia for the first time more than 130 years after its creation. This exceptional exhibit has been provided on a temporary basis by the Abilkhan Kasteyev National Museum of Art of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
For the first time, three pivotal and monumental canvases from the artist's creative legacy will be brought together in a single exhibition space: "The Abandoned," "Trampled Sanctity," and "After the Massacre," which will be presented as a single unified triptych.
The exhibition also has another interesting and distinctive highlight. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the historic door of the Holy Apostles Church of Sevanavank, which is depicted in "The Abandoned" itself. This original from the collection of the History Museum of Armenia and its artistic depiction will be displayed side by side for the first time.
The display of Vardges Surenyants' "The Abandoned" in Armenia is an important event in cultural life. This masterpiece, kept in Kazakhstan for decades, is reaching Armenian viewers and art lovers for the first time.
The value of this exhibition is enhanced by the fact that the painting is presented alongside two other pivotal works by Surenyants. The display of the original historic door of Sevanavank next to the canvas gives the entire exhibition an additional historical breath.
