On 14 February, at the age of 88, the People's Artist, personal portraitist of the Azerbaijani President, Davud Kyazimov, passed away.
His creative career began after World War II. As with the works of many other artists, he works of Davud Kyazimov were mainly devoted to the creation of images of war heroes.
His works are kept in the Azerbaijan National Museum of Art, the Azerbaijan State Art Gallery and the Artistic Fund of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, as well as in private collections in Russia, Turkey, Iran, Hungary, Germany and other countries.
From 2001 Davud Kyazimov was a Professor at the department of academic painting at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, and the management and staff of the State Academy of Arts expressed their condolences on the death of the prominent representative of Azerbaijani fine art, Trend reports.
