Togrul Farman oglu Narimanbekov ( azerb. Toğrul Fərman oğlu Nərimanbəyov ; 1930−2013 ) - Azerbaijani [1] artist of the 20th century, People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1967). People's Artist of the USSR ( 1989 ). He lived and worked in Baku and in Paris [2] .
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| Date of Birth | August 7, 1930 | ||
| Place of Birth | Baku , Azerbaijan SSR | ||
| Date of death | June 2, 2013 (82 years old) | ||
| Place of death | Paris , France | ||
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Azerbaijan France | ||
| Genre | portrait , landscape , still life , set designer | ||
| Study | Azerbaijan Art College named after A. Azimzadeh Lithuanian State Art Institute | ||
| Style | combination of abstract art and figurative art | ||
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Biography
Origin
Togrul’s grandfather, on the father of Shushinets [3] Amirbek Narimanbekov, was the governor of Baku. His son Farman, also born in Shusha [3] , the government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic sent from Baku to study in Europe, among 40 specialists. So, Togrul's father entered the energy department of the University of Toulouse . During his studies in Toulouse, Farman married the French dressmaker Irme la Rude. In 1926, their first son was born - Vidadi Narimanbekov . Then they moved to live in Paris. In 1929, Farman Narimanbekov decided to return to Baku. After returning with his wife and three-year-old son to Baku, Farman began working on the construction of the Mingachevir hydroelectric station [4] .
Childhood and Youth
On August 7, 1930 Togrul Narimanbekov was born in Baku . In the same year, his grandfather Amirbek Narimanbekov died. Soon, Togrul's father, like many of those who received education in Europe, was repressed and exiled to Siberia , and mother Irmu in 1941 to Samarkand . She lived there until 1961 , not having the right to leave. Only thanks to the efforts of Togrul was she able to return to Baku. The artist’s father also returned to Mingachevir after an amnesty and was a professional power engineer [4] .
Togrul Narimanbekov studied first at the Azim Azimzade Azerbaijan Art College, then, from 1950 to 1955, at the Lithuanian Art Institute in Vilnius [5] .
Creative Success
Since 1952, Togrul Narimanbekov has been a participant in art exhibitions. In 1961 , 1965 and 1975, personal exhibitions were held in Baku. In 1967 and 1972 - in Moscow , in 1972 - in Vilnius, in 1973 - in Volgograd , in 1965 - in Prague , in 1973 - in Wroclaw , Warsaw and Sopot , in 1975 - in Lvov [6] .
Since 1955 - a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. In 1967 he was awarded the title "People's Artist of Azerbaijan", in 1989 - the People's Artist of the USSR .
Narimanbekov's works are decorative-festive, built on the intense color rhythm dating back to the national traditions of Azerbaijani art [7] . They are distinguished by the vigor of the smear, the tension of forms, the sonority of color, and sometimes primitive characteristic [8] . Narimanbekov considered it necessary for art (in particular, painting) to return to the roots of national culture. He described his work as a combination of abstract and figurative art [3] .
Narimanbekov is the author of genre compositions (“Dawn over the Caspian Sea”, 1957, Azerbaijan Museum of Art, Baku; “At the Field Camp”, 1967, Tretyakov Gallery; “Before the Holiday”, 1971), landscapes (“Baku”, 1964, Azerbaijan Museum of Art , Baku), portraits (S. Bakhlulzade, 1959) and still lifes ("Pomegranates and pears", 1961, Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow), paintings (in the buildings of the Azerbaijan Puppet Theater named after A. Shaig , 1975, 1978; lobby of the hotel " Moscow ”, 1977; Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan Republic, 1980, - all in Baku)
Narimanbekov also worked on theatrical scenery. In 1968, he designed the ballet Shadows of Kobystan by Faraj Karaev ( Opera and Ballet Theater named after M. Akhundov , Baku) [9] . In 1974, for the design of the choreographic poem "The Legend of Nasimi " at the Azerbaijan Opera and Ballet Theater. M. F. Akhundova was awarded the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR [8] [10] . And in 1980, for the design of the ballet " 1001 Nights " by Amirov , he was awarded the USSR State Prize [11] .
In addition to the artist, Narimanbekov was the owner of a beautiful voice and in his youth performed various arias of Azerbaijani and foreign composers. Since the end of 1980, Togrul Narimanbekov’s wife, Seville, regularly worked with him in organizing his concerts. Sevil Narimanbekova was also the director of art exhibitions of the artist [2] . In early 1998, Narimanbekov held a solo concert to the accompaniment of the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra , as well as an exhibition of his new works at the Opera and Ballet Theater [2] .
On August 5, 2000, by decree of the President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, Narimanbekov was awarded the Istiglal (Independence) Order for great achievements in the development of Azerbaijani culture [12] . On August 9, 2010, by order of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Narimanbekov was awarded the Order of “Sharaf” (Honor) [13] [14] for his services in the development of Azerbaijani art.
Recent years and death
Since 2001, according to a contract concluded with Parisian galleries, Narimanbekov was supposed to work in Paris for half a year, where he died on June 2 [15] [16] 2013 . Narimanbekov had a heart disease and was given a heart valve transplant operation two months before his death. However, his condition worsened, after which he was again placed in the Georges Pompidou Hospital, where the artist died. Upon learning of the death of his father, his daughter Asmer Narimanbekova arrived in Paris, where she encountered an obstacle in the matter of transferring the body of the artist to Baku. The second wife of Narimanbekov, Sevil Narimanbekova (Najafzade), insisted that Narimanbekov be buried in France. According to her daughter, Togrul Narimanbekov wanted to be buried in Azerbaijan [16] . For about a month, the body of the artist was in the morgue. Asmer Narimanbekova hired French lawyers to solve the problem with her father’s second family. The Narimanbekova’s assistance was also provided by the Azerbaijani Embassy in France [16] [17] .
As a result, the court ruled that the deceased should be buried in France. Asmer Narimanbekova filed an appeal, but she was rejected. On July 3, Togrul Narimanbekov was buried in Passy Cemetery in Paris. Among those present at the funeral were family members of the deceased, representatives of the Azerbaijani Embassy in France, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Nazim Samedov, as well as Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan Farhad Khalilov [18] .
Family
- The first wife is Elmira Huseynova .
- Daughter - Asmer Narimanbekova , Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, Associate Professor of the Azerbaijan Art Academy .
- Second wife - Sevil Narimanbekova
- Son - Francois Narimanbekov.
Notes
- ↑ Matthew Cullerne Bown, Brandon Taylor. Art of the Soviets. Painting, sculpture, and architecture in a one-party state, 1917-1992. - Manchester University Press, 1993 .-- S. 152. - 231 p. - ISBN 0719037344 , 9780719037344.
In the Baltic states artists rediscovered a tradition of belle peinture indebted to French art. The 'decorativism' denounced in the late 1940s broke out again all over the place, exemplified in the work of the Azeri painter, Togrul Narimanbekov.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Official site of Togrul Narimanbekov
- ↑ 1 2 3 Interview with Togrul Narimanbekov July 6, 2009
- ↑ 1 2 It’s a great tragedy to know that an uneducated generation will replace us - Esmer Narimanbekova
- ↑ An outstanding Azerbaijani artist Togrul Narimanbekov died
- ↑ N. Gabibov , D. Novruzova . Fine Arts of the Azerbaijan SSR / Editor G.P. Suzdaleva. - M .: Soviet artist , 1978. - 252 p.Original text (Russian)
Narimanbekov Togrul Farmanovich
Works: painting - “Descent from the mountain pastures” (1954), “Fishermen of the Baltic” (1955), “Still life. Grenades ”(1957),“ Dawn over the Caspian Sea ”(1957),“ For a brighter future ”(1959),“ At the Karadag field ”(1959),“ Grenades ”(1959),“ Happiness ”(1961),“ Portrait of the Polish Girls "(1961)," Joy "(1963)," The Old Chinara "(1964)," In the Name of Life "(1965)," Portrait of the Artist S. Bakhlulzade "(1965)," In the Gardens of Geokchay "(1965), The Maiden’s Tower (1966), Mugam (1966), On the Eilag (1966), On the Field Camp (1967), The Family of the Artist E. Rzakuliev (1967), Fertility (1970).
Born in 1930 in Baku. Painter, theater artist, monumentalist. People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR, laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Azerbaijan. In 1955 he graduated from the Lithuanian State Art Institute. Member of art exhibitions since 1952.
Personal exhibitions: Baku, 1961, 1965, 1975; Moscow, 1967, 1972; Vilnius, 1972; Volgograd, 1973; Prague, 1965; Wroclaw, Warsaw, Sopot, 1973; Lviv, 1975. - ↑ Narimanbekov, Togrul Farman oglu - article from the Big Encyclopedic Dictionary
- ↑ 1 2 Narimanbekov, Togrul Farman oglu - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ↑ T. Narimanbekov. Individuality // Artist, scene, screen: collection of articles. - Soviet artist , 1975 .-- S. 69 .
- ↑ Ədəbiyyat, incəsənət və arxitektura sahəsində 1974-cü il Azərbaycan SSR Dövlət mükafatlarının verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan KP MK-nın və Azərbaycan əırül SSrılıür SSR Nazrıl
- ↑ Art Encyclopedia
- ↑ TF Nərimanbəyovun “İstiqlal” ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Archived September 27, 2013 on Wayback Machine (azerb.)
- ↑ TF Nərimanbəyovun “Şərəf” ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Archived September 27, 2013 on Wayback Machine (azerb.)
- ↑ Togrul Narimanbekov awarded the Order of “Sharaf”: Culture, August 9, 2010
- ↑ Toğrul Nərimanbəyov vəfat edib (azerb.)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Where will Togrul Narimanbekov be buried?
- ↑ Toğrul Nərimanbəyovun nəşini Bakıya gətirmək mümkün olmayıb (azerb.)
- ↑ Togrul Narimanbekov buried in Paris