Sarkis Sarkisian

Rema, 1946

Framed: 66 × 43 × 4 ″ Oil on Canvas

This large and dramatic painting by Sarkis Sarkisian is based on the 1927 book The Huntress. It is the tragic story of an Amazonian princess who was so beautiful that the neighboring tribe burned down the forest to kill her. It was made into a movie starring Audrey Hepburn.