“Life is an island. People come out of the sea cross the island, and return to the sea. But this short life is long and beautiful. In getting to know nature man exalts the wonder and beauty of life.”
Martiros Saryan. 1909. Self-portrait. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Martiros Saryan was born on February 28th, 1880 in Nakhichevan-on-Don (now part of Rostov-on-Don, Russia). He was an Armenian painter and the founder of the Armenian national school of painting.
