*SARYAN, MARTIROS (1880-1972) The Gifts of Spring (Rodnik) signed and dated 1968, also further titled in Cyrillic, inscribed in Armenian, numbered 2750 and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas, 89 by 116 cm. Provenance: Darakjian Antiques, California. Elizabeth Darakjian Trust, California. Private collection, USA. The lot presented for sale was commissioned to mark the 2750th Anniversary of the Foundation of Yerevan. Literature: Arvest Magazine, Armenia, 1968, illustrated on the front page. Related literature: For similar works, see Ch. Khachaturian, L. Mirzoyan, Saryan, Agni, Samara, 2003, p. 189. I. Golitsyn, Flowers, Sovetsky Khudojnik, Moscow, 1987, p. 27.