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By Amina Nazarli

A solo exhibition entitled “Sun at the zenith” by the world-famous Azerbaijani artist, Tahir Salahov, was opened at Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery on January 22.

The classic of 1960s -1980s and representative of the "severe style" and one of the most important figures of the national culture, Salahov is the pride of Azerbaijan, where he was born and Russia, where he has been developed as a professional.

The world-renowned artist, who sensitively catches the rhythms of life and able to listen and hear the time, Salahov is the master of portraits, landscape pictures, still-life paintings and large many-figured paintings.

His paintings such as “Oilmen”, “Portrait of Gara Garayev”, “Woman of Absheron” and “Aydan” have become the most beloved works of the artist.

The gallery is featuring some 84 various works of the prominent artist both famous ones and those, which have never been exhibited so far, Trend reported.

During the exhibition, which will run until March 20, the visitors will have an opportunity to get acquainted with the paintings and graphic portraits of famous people including the artist’s mother, which Salahov draw in the early 1980s shortly before her death.

Addressing the event, curator of the exhibition Olga Polanskaya said the main goal of the gallery is to familiarize the art fans with a unique artist and the history of art in the 20^th century, through his works.

Head of Azerbaijan-Russia parliamentary friendship group Dmitriy Solovyev, in turn, said Tahir Salahov is one of those infinitely talented persons whom people both in Russia and in Azerbaijan are proud of.

“I am extremely pleased that the Tretyakov Gallery organized Tahir Salahov’s exhibition, as this is the first time since both countries are divided by state borders. But we have not lost friendship between our peoples,” he said.

The exhibition was warmly welcomed and during several days, it was visited by many politicians, art figures and the Moscow city residents and guests.

Talking to journalists Salahov noted that such Russian masters as Repin, Vasnecov and Petrov-Vodkin were his inspiration while creating many of his paintings.

Once in one of his interviews the artist admitted that stinginess colors and severe style in his works were developed because of the atmosphere he grew up -- winds over the Caspian Sea and Absheron scarlet roses.

“Many themes run through my heart and they have no boarders,” he told to Russian media. “Geography plays no role for me. Both Russia and Azerbaijan give me new inspiration.”

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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