Panos Terlemezyan (1865−1941) is one of the most prominent representatives of the realistic direction in Armenian art of the XIX−XX centuries. The artist’s creative legacy includes landscapes, portraits, thematic works and still lifes, but landscape genre remains dominant in his oeuvre. He has a unique contribution in the development of Armenian realistic landscape painting. The artist’s difficult and challenging life was spent abroad and only in 1928, he returned to Armenia.

KeywordsPanos Terlemezyan realism painting academism impressionism industrial landscape portrait still life exhibition social activity.