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Clara Abkar | |
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کلارا آبکار | |
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| Born | 1916 Tehran, Qajar Iran |
| Died | March 20, 1996 (aged 79–80) Iran |
Resting place | Nor Burastan Cemetery |
| Other name | Կլարա Աբգար |
| Known for | Paisley design |
| Notable work | "Pirzan" and "Sultan Sanjar" |
Clara Abkar (Persian: کلارا آبکار, Armenian: Կլարա Աբգար; 1916 – March 20, 1996) was an Iranian-Armenian miniaturist painter and gilder.[1][2] She was the first Iranian female miniaturist.[1] Her name is sometimes spelled Klara Abgar, Clara Abgaryan, and Clara Abkarian.
Early life and career
[edit]Clara Abkar was from into an Armenian family from New Julfa the Armenian quarter of Isfahan, Iran.[2] She was born in 1916 in Tehran, Qajar Iran.[2] She studied at the Armenian school Davotian, later called Koshesh.[2][3] During her school days, she learned painting with Markar Qarabaghian[3] and Hakup Vartanian. She also studied Iranian traditional painting and miniature under Mohammad Mehrovan,[4] the designer of Iranian stamps.
She studied at the High Academy of Fine Arts.[1]
In her miniature paintings horse riding scenes, still lifes, flowers, the Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám, Attar, Sheikh Ahmad, and also the Firozabadi and Aliabad towers had a special place.
Works
[edit]Horse riding scenes, still life paintings, flowers and the tomb of Khayyam and Attar were some of the artist's favorite subjects for miniature paintings. She also excelled in portraying bazam gatherings. Among her famous paintings are Anoushirvan and Bozorgmehr, Shekar-é Bahram, Youssef and Zulikha, The old woman and Ahmad Sanjar, Majlese Sheikh San'Aan, The Fearful Girl, Bazm and Bade Eshgh. Abkar also produced many notable gilded paintings, with her octagonal gilding featuring a paisley design being particularly famous.[7][8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Mahjoob, Niki (10 October 2013). "۱۰۰ زن نخست ایران در حوزههای مختلف" [Iran's first 100 women in different fields]. BBC Persian Television (in Persian). Archived from the original on 18 April 2026. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "هنرمندی که آثارش را زنان تاثیرگذار ایران؛ کلارا آبکار،" [Influential women of Iran; Clara Abkar, an artist who did not sell her works]. Iran Wire (in Persian). 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 "The Story of Clara Abkar: The First Iranian-Armenian Miniaturist Painter". News.am. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "کلارا آبکار" [Clara Abkar]. rasekhoon.net (in Persian). 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "زندگینامه : کلارا آبکار (۱۲۹۴-۱۳۷۵)" [Biography: Clara Abkar (1936-1996)]. Hamshahri (in Persian). 10 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2026. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "نخستين مينياتوريست زن" [The first female miniaturist]. Deutsche Welle: Iran (in Persian). 13 August 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ Bakhchinyan, Artsvi (2002). Հայազգի գործիչներ :հնագույն ժամանակներից մինչեւ մեր օրերը; կենսագրական հանրագիտակ [Armenian figures: from ancient times to the present day; biographical encyclopedia] (in Armenian). Yerevan: Zangak-97. pp. 171–72. ISBN 9789993024156. OCLC 52970597. Retrieved 27 May 2026 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Navasargian, Alice (1997). Iran - Armenia: Golden Bridges: 20th Century Iranian-Armenian Painters. Translated into English by Barlow Der Mugrdechian. Glendale, CA: AAA Publishing House. pp. 98–103. ISBN 978-0-9697620-0-3. OCLC 1336315616.