YESAYAN KHATCHATUR HAKOBI  also ESSAIAN XACATUR (1909 Aghjghala (nowadays Turkey) - 1977 Yerevan), Armenian Soviet artist,theatric painter.Graduated the Leninakan Art Studio in 1926, the Industrial College in 1928, and the Moscow Energetic Institute in 1938. He begun participating in exhibitions since 1938. His One-Man shows were in held in Yerevan, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1962, 1970 and in Moscow and Baku in 1960. He had designed "Sos and Varditer", "Edip Arka", "Liuchia De Lamermiure" and "Artzvaberd" operas and "Sona" ballet for the Yerevan Opera and Ballet Theatre, and the "Terteri Ukhte" film.  In 1965 he was awarded the merited artist of Armenian SSR.

References.-Yesayan and Kolozyan, 1946, art album, several booklets, Armenian Artists- Concise Dictionary, 1977. Several major and minor albums dedicated to Soviet Armenian art.

ARARAT, September 16, 1951 is oil on paper ,  measures 18 x 9 cm,  7" by 3" 1/2 inches, signed. Inscribed and signed on the back by Khachatur Yesayan to Zarzand Harutyunyan, a fellow painter. Hand made frame from Yerevan 1980s.