Leone Minassian

• Name — Leone Minassian • Native Name — Լևոն Մինասյան • Other Names — Levon Minasyan • Birth Name — Levon Zaki Minasyan • Born — 8 May 1905 • Birthplace — Constantinople, Ottoman Empire • Died — 1978 • Place of death — Venice, Veneto, Italy • Education — Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia • Mother — Iskouhi Minas

Leone Minassian was born on May 8, 1905, in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Armenian parents. His mother was writer Iskouhi Minas, and his father was Zhan Minasyan, the editor of the French periodical "Patri". He started painting in this youth. Minassian has been attributed to studying art at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, as well as under many notable artists, including Leonardo De Mango; Albert Mille (1882–1946); in Naples under Danish painter Axerl Jarl; and in Venice under Italian painter Alessandro Milesi.

Minassian's early art was influenced by futurism, surrealism, and the art of Giorgio De Chirico. He was friends with artists Alberto Viani, Giuseppe Santomaso, Giorgio Morandi, and Jean Arp. After World War II, Minassian found his own painterly language and his art began to receive international attention. His pictures are characterized by intertwined, plant-like shapes and/or bodies in diverse colors. He took part in the group exhibitions II. documenta in Kassel in 1959, and the Venice Biennale in 1961. His work can be found in the art museum Ca' Pesaro in room 7.

Leone Minassian was recorded at birth as Լևոն Մինասյան. The authorities additionally record the headings Levon Zaki Minasyan and Levon Minasyan. He was the child of Iskouhi Minas.