YEREVAN, October 18. /ARKA/. EDGAR CHAHINE (1874–1947), famous French-Armenian painter, engraver, graphic artist, and illustrator.
Chahine was born in Vienna. He studied at the Mkhitaryan School in Constantinople, and thereafter, at the Moorat-Raphael College in Venice. In 1893, Chahine went to Paris, where he attended the Académie Julian school for fine arts.
Beginning in 1896, he participated in exhibitions with his paintings (The Beggar, A Street Corner, Suffocation).
Since 1899 he began to create etchings, which brought him fame. Anatole France, Louise France, The Rag Gathering Woman, Promenade, Petros Chahine, Armenian Evening Program, Ghemma, The Carriage, The Unemployed, The Brunette and the Blonde, and many others of Chahine’s etchings are distinguished by their depiction of the misery and splendor of real life. Abbey of Coulombs, St. Mark’s Square, Beautiful Armenian Nose, The Charming Woman, The Wonderful Child, Francesconi, and Palazzo Clary are among the well-known works of Chahine’s later period.
Obverse: Edgar Chahine’s etching Ghemma (1910, National Gallery of Armenia).
Reverse: Edgar Chahine’s portrait and etching Brunette and Blonde (1907, National Gallery of
Armenia).
Designer: Lusine Lalayan.
The coin is minted at the Mint of Poland.
Face value 100 dram
Quantity of issue 300 pcs. -0-
