…Saryan carried the innovative poetry of life-assertiveness deep inside of his art. He experienced dramatic feelings and moments of sorrow in life. Still he managed to reach a high philosophical point of joy through sufferings and ability to consider the rich spiritual experience of his own nation. That's what makes the beauty of his paintings more meaningful and humane. That's what makes him more valuable for our time which is affected by lots of tragedies and complicated contradictions of the civilization.

Translated from A. Kamensky
“About Saryan”, p. 430