AArmenouhi JamgotchianCairo · b. 1927
The Collection

A selection of paintings, held in the artist's family collection.

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Large works

Her largest canvases, shown first.

Atmospheric blue-toned tree line landscape, dated 1997
Blue Woods
Oil on canvas, 203.2 × 111.8 cm (80 × 44 in)1997
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Three women dancing by a lake with mountains behind
Dance by the Lake
Oil on canvas, 154.9 × 139.7 cm (61 × 55 in)c. 1970s–1980s
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Fishing boats resting on a sandy shoreline
Fishing Boats, Coastal Egypt
Oil on canvas, 188.0 × 101.6 cm (74 × 40 in)c. 1980s
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Pine branch overhanging a blue sea
Pine Branch Over the Sea
Oil on canvas, 160.0 × 109.2 cm (63 × 43 in)c. 1970s–1980s
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Tall palm trees against a golden sky
Palm Trees, Golden Sky
Oil on canvas, 170.2 × 80.0 cm (67 × 31½ in)c. 1980s
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Two haloed angels in prayer among clouds
Two Angels
Oil on canvas, 134.6 × 83.8 cm (53 × 33 in)1996
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A narrow decorative panel of stylised flowers in a gilt frame
Floral Panel
Oil on canvas, 137.2 × 73.7 cm (54 × 29 in)1990
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Veiled women walking through a grove of palm trees
Women Among the Palms
Oil on canvas, 132.1 × 57.1 cm (52 × 22½ in)c. 1980s
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Madonna with halo, icon-style devotional portrait
Madonna
Oil on canvas, 99.1 × 68.6 cm (39 × 27 in)c. 1970s–1980s
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Three women in red and pink traditional dress before snow-capped mountains
Three Women, Armenia
Oil on canvas, 111.8 × 59.7 cm (44 × 23½ in)1989
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Two leaning palm trees on a shore at sunset
Palms by the Sea
Oil on canvas, 94.0 × 68.6 cm (37 × 27 in)c. 1970s–1980s
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A woman in a white dress and veil with one arm raised, in a landscape
Dancer in White Veil
Oil on canvas, 86.4 × 64.8 cm (34 × 25½ in)1987
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Two women in long dresses and veils beneath a tree
Two Dancers
Oil on canvas, 86.4 × 62.2 cm (34 × 24½ in)1987
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Textured icon-style Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child
Oil on canvas, 104.1 × 50.8 cm (41 × 20 in)c. 1970s–1980s
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A mother holding a child close, in dark browns
Mother and Child
Oil on canvas, 82.6 × 62.2 cm (32½ × 24½ in)c. 1970s
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Interior of an Armenian church with painted arches and a column
Church Interior, Arches
Oil on canvas, 82.6 × 62.2 cm (32½ × 24½ in)1984
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Haloed devotional figure, icon-style painting
The Resurrection
Oil on canvas, 101.6 × 47.0 cm (40 × 18½ in)c. 1970s–1980s
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Expressionist figure study of a dancer in teal and orange
Dancer
Oil on canvas, 109.2 × 43.2 cm (43 × 17 in)c. 1970s
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Medium works

Reclining academic figure study
Reclining Figure Study
Oil on canvas, 78.7 × 53.3 cm (31 × 21 in)c. 1970s
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Madonna and Child in deep blues and reds
Madonna, Dark Palette
Oil on canvas, 74.9 × 55.9 cm (29½ × 22 in)c. 1980s
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Three stylized figures, expressionist portrait
Three Figures
Oil on canvas, 69.9 × 57.2 cm (27½ × 22½ in)c. 1970s
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A haloed figure emerging from clouds
Apparition in the Clouds
Oil on canvas, 72.4 × 53.3 cm (28½ × 21 in)c. 1980s
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Madonna with praying hands in a beam of yellow and blue light
Madonna in Rays of Light
Oil on canvas, 66.0 × 58.4 cm (26 × 23 in)1986
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A green hill with blossoming almond trees and mountains behind
Green Hill, Blossoming Trees
Oil on canvas, 71.1 × 52.1 cm (28 × 20½ in)c. 1990s
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Madonna and Child with gold-leaf halos on a dark ground
Madonna and Child, Gold Halos
Oil on canvas, 66.0 × 55.9 cm (26 × 22 in)1988
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Crucifixion against a deep red ground
The Crucifixion
Oil on canvas, 81.3 × 44.5 cm (32 × 17½ in)c. 1970s–1980s
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Two women among palm trees, one carrying a basket, dated 1998
Two Women Among Palms
Oil on canvas, 66 × 54.6 cm (26 × 21½ in)1998
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White daisies in a glass vase, dated 1985
Daisy Flowers
Oil on canvas, 67.3 × 53.3 cm (26½ × 21 in)1985
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Kneeling academic figure study
Kneeling Figure Study
Oil on canvas, 72.4 × 49.5 cm (28½ × 19½ in)c. 1970s
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Pink roses in a dark vase, impasto oil painting
Roses in a Vase
Oil on canvas, 66.0 × 49.5 cm (26 × 19½ in)c. 1980s
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Seated academic figure study
Seated Figure Study
Oil on canvas, 62.2 × 52.1 cm (24½ × 20½ in)c. 1970s
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Madonna in a pale blue veil against a dark ground
Madonna in Blue Veil
Oil on canvas, 68.6 × 47.0 cm (27 × 18½ in)c. 1970s
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A tree in pink blossom in a blue-green garden
Pink Blossom Tree
Oil on canvas, 63.5 × 49.5 cm (25 × 19½ in)2002
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Rolling hills with sparse trees under a glowing orange sky
Orange Hills
Oil on canvas, 64.8 × 48.3 cm (25½ × 19 in)c. 1980s
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Madonna in a white veil with a gold-leaf halo
Madonna in White Veil
Oil on canvas, 59.7 × 52.1 cm (23½ × 20½ in)1998
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Sunflowers in heavy impasto, dated 1987
Sunflowers
Oil on canvas, 67.3 × 45.7 cm (26½ × 18 in)1987
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Madonna in a blue veil with a gold halo
Madonna, Blue Veil
Oil on canvas, 61.0 × 49.5 cm (24 × 19½ in)1998
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Christ with a gilded crown of thorns, INRI inscription
Crown of Thorns (INRI)
Oil on canvas, 63.5 × 47.0 cm (25 × 18½ in)1998
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Contemplative portrait of a woman with a downcast gaze
Downcast Gaze
Oil on canvas, 62.2 × 45.7 cm (24½ × 18 in)c. 1970s
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Two veiled women in earth tones before a mountain
Two Women, Mountain
Oil on canvas, 59.7 × 45.7 cm (23½ × 18 in)c. 1970s–1980s
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Two women in white bridal veils
Two Veiled Women
Oil on canvas, 61.0 × 44.5 cm (24 × 17½ in)c. 1970s–1980s
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Portrait of a young woman with long red-brown hair and a red cap
Girl with Red Hair
Oil on canvas, 59.7 × 44.5 cm (23½ × 17½ in)c. 1970s
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Two birds in flight against a red sky, dated 1998
Birds in Flight
Oil on canvas, 58.4 × 44.5 cm (23 × 17½ in)1998
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Two faces rendered in blue, contemplative double portrait
Two Faces in Blue
Oil on canvas, 57.2 × 44.5 cm (22½ × 17½ in)2002
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Seated figure study, back view
Figure Study, Back View
Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 49.5 cm (20 × 19½ in)c. 1970s
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Portrait of a woman with long dark hair, in pink tones
Woman in Pink
Oil on canvas, 54.6 × 45.7 cm (21½ × 18 in)c. 1970s
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Portrait of a woman with a gold earring and red lips
Woman with Gold Earring
Oil on canvas, 54.6 × 45.7 cm (21½ × 18 in)c. 1970s
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Armenian church with conical dome before mountains
Armenian Church
Oil on canvas, 57.2 × 43.2 cm (22½ × 17 in)2003
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Frozen lake under bare branches, with blue shells on the ice
Winter Lake
Oil on canvas, 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16 in)1998
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A palm grove on a cliff under an orange sky
Palm Grove at Sunset
Oil on canvas, 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16 in)c. 1980s
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Smaller works

Smaller canvases and works on paper, arranged largest to smallest.

Madonna and Child in orange robes with gold halos
Madonna and Child, Orange
Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 43.2 cm (20 × 17 in)2003
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A red autumn tree beside a path leading to a village
Autumn Path
Oil on canvas, 52.1 × 41.9 cm (20½ × 16½ in)1998
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Madonna with a green veil and a radiating gold halo
Madonna, Green Veil
Oil on canvas, 49.5 × 43.2 cm (19½ × 17 in)1999
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Two bare trees in a snowy landscape with a mountain behind
Winter Trees
Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 41.9 cm (20 × 16½ in)1998
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Portrait of a woman with black hair against a green ground
Portrait with Black Hair, Green Ground
Oil on canvas, 49.5 × 41.9 cm (19½ × 16½ in)c. 1970s
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Expressive forest path in blue and orange, dated 1998
Forest Path
Oil on canvas, 49.5 × 41.9 cm (19½ × 16½ in)1998
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Madonna and Child in a blue veil with a gold halo
Madonna and Child, Blue Veil
Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in)1995
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Madonna in a rose-coloured robe with a gold-leaf halo
Madonna in Rose Robe
Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in)1998
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Snow-capped mountain rising over a green and ochre valley
Snow-Capped Mountain
Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in)1992
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A bouquet of pink, red and white flowers
Bouquet of Flowers
Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 39.4 cm (20 × 15½ in)2002
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Stylized haloed figure with Byzantine crown
Haloed Figure, Byzantine Study
Oil on canvas, 48.3 × 33.0 cm (19 × 13 in)c. 1970s–1980s
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Watercolor study of pine trees by a river
Riverside Pines
Watercolor, 36.8 × 26.7 cm (14½ × 10½ in)c. 1970s–1980s
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Harvest field scene with figures and a lone tree, dated 1968
Harvest Field
Oil on canvas, 35.6 × 25.4 cm (14 × 10 in)1968
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Expressionist portrait of a woman with yellow earrings against blue
Woman with Yellow Earrings
Oil on canvas, 33 × 24.1 cm (13 × 9½ in)1968
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Impasto portrait of a face against a green ground
Face in Green
Oil on canvas, 33 × 24.1 cm (13 × 9½ in)c. 1970s
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A large leafy tree in a green park
Tree in Summer
Oil on canvas, 33.0 × 24.1 cm (13 × 9½ in)1988
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Still life with bottle and glass, dated 1968
Bottle and Glass
Oil on canvas, 33.0 × 24.1 cm (13 × 9½ in)1968
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Red gladioli in a glass vase
Red Gladioli in a Vase
Oil on canvas, 33.0 × 24.1 cm (13 × 9½ in)1998
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Fields and a red-roofed house under a stormy sky
Stormy Fields
Oil on canvas, 33.0 × 22.9 cm (13 × 9 in)1968
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Watercolor study of a sailboat, dated 1968
Sailboat Study
Watercolor, 30.5 × 24.1 cm (12 × 9½ in)1968
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White horse in dappled woodland light, dated 1968
White Horse
Oil on canvas, 31.8 × 22.9 cm (12½ × 9 in)1968
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Still life of bottles and a blue glass
Still Life with Bottles
Oil on canvas, 30.5 × 22.9 cm (12 × 9 in)1968
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Rowboats on a beach with a small cabin, dated 1968
Rowboats, Beach House
Oil on canvas, 31.8 × 21.6 cm (12½ × 8½ in)1968
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Charcoal portrait of a bald man in profile
Portrait of a Man
Charcoal on paper, 29.7 × 21.0 cm (11¾ × 8¼ in)1969
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Charcoal study of a young man’s head
Study of a Head
Charcoal on paper, 29.7 × 21.0 cm (11¾ × 8¼ in)1969
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A ballerina in a pink tutu against a dark ground
Ballerina in Pink
Oil on canvas, 26.7 × 22.9 cm (10½ × 9 in)2004
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Madonna and Child in magenta with stars on a green ground
Madonna and Child, Magenta
Oil on canvas, 26.7 × 22.9 cm (10½ × 9 in)2004
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Pastel portrait of a young boy
Portrait of a Boy
Pastel, 29.2 × 20.3 cm (11½ × 8 in)1968
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Modernist portrait of a woman against green
Portrait in Green
Watercolor, 26.7 × 20.3 cm (10½ × 8 in)1968
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Seated academic figure study, second pose
Figure Study II
Watercolor, 26.7 × 20.3 cm (10½ × 8 in)c. 1970s
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Works by other Armenian-Egyptian artists

Reference works held in the family collection, by Armenouhi's contemporaries and her teacher. Measurements include the frame.

Painting by Onnig Avedissian: two figures walking a winding road toward a hill town
Two Figures on a Road
Onnig Avedissian109.2 × 86.4 cm (43 × 34 in)
Held in the same family collection
Painting by Ashod Zorian: a woman seen from behind in profile, in a gilt frame
Woman in Profile, Seen from Behind
Ashod Zorian82.6 × 73.7 cm (32½ × 29 in)
Her teacher, 1954–67 · signed lower right
Painting by Chant Avedissian: a red-haired figure, signed CHANT
Red-Haired Figure
Chant Avedissian39.4 × 33.0 cm (15½ × 13 in)
Signed “CHANT” and dated “70”

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