THE PRINCE OF AZERBAIJANI NATIONAL PAINTING

Abstract

Bahruz Kangarli, who demonstrated unprecedented productivity in such a short lifetime and became an intellectual example of multifaceted work, is regarded as the brightest figure of Azerbaijani art of the first half of the 20^th century, and his works are considered a valuable legacy that breathed a new artistic spirit to our national fine arts. It is important to consider the environment in which Bahruz Kangarli, who is known as the “Phoenix of Azerbaijani painting”, was born. After all, it would be difficult to discuss the emergence of the “Behruz bey Kangarli phenomenon” without assessing the events that took place in Azerbaijan, including in Nakhchivan, where the artist was born, and in the cultural space of the South Caucasus as a whole in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.