The culture of Azerbaijan mourns a loss as the People's Artist of the Republic, Fazil Najafov, died at the age of 88 on July 11.
Najafov Fazil Imamverdi oglu was born in Baku on February 16, 1935.
He completed his studies at the Azerbaijan State Art School, named after A.Azimzadeh, in 1955 and then graduated from the Moscow Higher Art Institute, named after V.I. Surikov, in 1961.
Fazil Najafov is the author of such works as "Women of the Inner City", "Mother", "Song of the Blind", "Theater", "H.B. Vazirov", "Morning", "Floors of Life", "Games of Time", "Fortune", "Gulyabani", "Old Man", "Girl";, "Young Woman", "Naked Woman",
"Woman", "Sitting Woman", "Blinds", "Angel", "Floors of Life", "Sound of Time", "Conversation", "Resting Old Man", "Millennium Man", "Worship", "Twins" and "Fountain".
A monument dedicated to the distinguished Azerbaijani composer Gara Garayev, constructed by Fazil Najafov, was erected in the center of Baku in 2014. Supported by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and IDEA (International Dialogue for Environmental Action), Fazil Najafov took part in the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015, showcasing eight of his works.
Fazil Najafov received the title of "Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR" on May 7, 1988, and was later recognized as the "People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan" on May 30, 2002. To acknowledge his significant contributions to Azerbaijani culture, he was granted the "Shohrat" Order on February 15, 2020.
Rest in peace!