Bahruz Kangarli
Azerbaijani painter (1892–1922)
Bahruz Shirali bey oglu Kangarli (Azerbaijani: Bəhruz Şirəlibəy oğlu Kəngərli; 22 January 1892, Nakhchivan – 7 February 1922, Nakhchivan) an Azerbaijani artist who paved the way for innovation with his realistic works by working in the first academic painting style in the art of Azerbaijani painting.
Bahruz Kangarli's artistic legacy, which consists of about 2000 works of various themes and genres, has attracted the attention of the general public, has been collected successively and has become the decoration of exhibitions and museum expositions.
Biography
Early years
Bahruz Kangarli was born on January 22, 1892, in the city of Nakhchivan. The artist's mother, Aziz, died when Bahruz was a baby, after that, his father, Shirali Bey, married Shirin Khanim. Two daughters, Tahira and Mansura, were born from this marriage. In the 1910s, after the death of Shirali bey, Shirin was married to the artist's uncle, Gadir Agha. Three children were born from this marriage - Davud, Rustam and Gultaj.
His father, Shirali bey, studied at the gymnasium, studied Persian and Russian languages, got acquainted with Eastern and European literature, was recognized as an advanced intellectual, and worked as a translator in the city court. He sent his son to study in a new type of city school called "Khayriyya". Bahruz Kangarli benefited from the books and picture books brought home by his father, showed interest in drawing from an early age, copied pictures, and tried to increase his level of knowledge by learning Russian.
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