Mirnadir Mirali oghli Zeynalov ( az, Mirnadir Mirəli oğlu Zeynalov, 12 November 1942 – 10 March 2021) was an Azerbaijani painter,

People's Artist of Azerbaijan People's Artist of Azerbaijan ( Azerbaijani: ''Xalq rəssamı'') is the honorary title and award granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture. History The People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR (1931–1990) was a precurso ...

(2006).

Biography

Zeynalov was born on 12 November 1942, in

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. In 1963, he graduated from Azim Azimzade Art School, and then in 1973 from the Faculty of Graphics of the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. He was a full member of Union of Artists of Azerbaijan and "New Era" World Academy of Arts. Zeynalov's professional painting career began in the 1970s. In the early years of his career, he started to create realistic and later abstract paintings. The artist's works were exhibited in Moscow, Kyiv, Houston, Los Angeles and other cities, and in 2013 they gained value at the Sotheby's auction in London. His valuable works are kept in the fund of

National Art Museum of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan National Museum of Art ( az, Azərbaycan Milli İncəsənət Muzeyi) is the biggest art museum of Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1936 in Baku and in 1943 was named after Rustam Mustafayev, a prominent Azerbaijani scenic designer and thea ...

and

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. Zeynalov died on 10 March 2021, at the age of 78.

Awards

— 29 December 2006 * Honored Artist of Azerbaijan — 4 March 1992

References

{{reflist 1942 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Azerbaijani painters 21st-century Azerbaijani painters Artists from Baku