Latif Fayzullayev
Latif Fayzullayev (Azerbaijani: Lətif Mirəbdülbaqi oğlu Feyzullayev; 13 October 1918 – 1987) was a painter and Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan.
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| Born | Lətif Mirəbdülbaqi oğlu Feyzullayev October 13, 1918 |
| Died | 1987 (aged 62–63) |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse(s) | Vajiha Samadova |
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Biography
In 1939 Latif Fayzullayev was accepted to Painting School named after Azim Azimzade. After the Painting School finished, he continued his painting education at Surikov Moscow Art Institute. In these years he learned from his teachers Mochalski, Pocarjevski and Grabar about his profession. He was working on historical paintings as "Gachag Nabi", "Gatir Mammad" and participated in respublican exhibitions, when he was a student.
The artist created a number of works in the spirit of military patriotism during the Great Patriotic War and was known as the author of propaganda posters in military units. At the same time Latif Fayzullayev working as a teacher at Painting School named after Azim Azimzade.
In 1944 Latif Fayzullayev returned to Moscow to continue his missing education. He was married to Vajiha Samadova, who was studying in Moscow the same year.
The young artist successfully graduated from the Institute in 1949, and returned to Baku. The main theme of the artist's works was in the postwar years were about war heroes, village workers, and workers.
With the exploration of the legendary Neft Daşları (also known as the Oil Rocks) in the 1950s, a new era begins in the works of Latif Fayzullayev. His works were romantic-themed series on Caspian oil workers. "Time" (1951), "A Windy Day" (1957), "Before the Storm" (1959), "Fountain" (1962) are the works of the series. "Spring in Absheron", "Curls", "Summer", "The Sands of Absheron", "Rocks", "The Gardens of Absheron" are his works about Absheron. He had many portrait paintings as "The portrait of a painter Vajiha Samadova", "Oilman Gulbala Aliyev", "Fatima", "Old Man", The Guest of Absheron", "The Powerful".
In the 1960s, Latif Fayzullayev and Vajiha Samadova went on a trip to Bulgaria. After the trip his personal exhibition was held in Baku.
Latif Fayzullayev died in 1987.[1]
On July 14, 2018 the exhibition "Love Tandem" consist of Latif Fayzullaev's and Vajiha Samadova's paintings opened in France, Cannes, organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.[2][3]