HAS PARAJANOV’S NAME BEEN USED FOR SELLING ANOTHER MASTER’S COLLAGE?

MOSCOW, FEBRUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. A sensation
has happened in the world of art lately: Sergei Parajanov’s work
"Mysterious Supper" was sold for 178101 USD at London art MacDougall
Auctions. So far the price of the collages of the world-famous Soviet
film director had not exceeded 9000 dollars. The bargainings started
from 40000 pound sterlings. However, as the Yerkramas newspaper of
Armenians of Russia reports, it is not excluded that the "Mysterious
Supper" will present one more surprise to the public. Painter Valery
Boyakhchian asserts that he and not Parajanov is the author of the
"Mysterious Supper."

Valery Boyakhchian for many years has worked with Parajanov
and has participated in the work of the master’s last film,
"Ashough Gharib." Like Parajanov Boyakhchian was also famous for
his collages. However, in difference to the film director, who
used the technique of application, the painter as a rule creates
his materpieces with the help of a thread and a needle, by sewing
together small pieces of fabric as a whole canvas. According to him,
the "Mysterious Supper" was created in New York when Boyakhchian
worked at Metropolitan opera-theater. After the tragic events of
September 11, 2001, which he witnessed, Boyakhchian fell seriously
ill. A certain art critic took advantage of the situation. He, as
Boyakhchian asserts, took the canvas from him for a ticket to Moscow,
where the members of Boyakhchian’s family live. The painter is going to
achieve recognition of his copyright towards the "Mysterious Supper."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress