Nikolai G. Karahan
In his childhood with his parents moved to Turkistan from Nagorno-Karabakh. While studying in school a lot of drawing. This interest led him to Tashkent Art College (1918-1921). In 1921, he was drafted into the Red Army, where almost all the time worked as an artist. Demobilized, Karahan taught drawing at the Turkmen Teachers' Training College (1925-1934), then leads the painting in the Tashkent Art College (1934-1941). A huge number of the artist paintings, sketches are a singular record of building young Uzbekistan. Bright stylized figure, rhythmic composition, decorative - features early works Karahan.
Short Biography:
November 5, 1900 (s Nihichevanik, Nagorno-Karabakh) - 1970 (Tashkent)
Studied in Turkestan edge art school in Tashkent (1919-1921) by AV Isupova and SP Yudin. In 1921, drafted for military service, but continued to work as an artist.
He lived in Tashkent. He worked as a landscape painter, portraitist, he painted on the themes of life, labor, industrialization in Uzbekistan. Been influenced by R. Falk and A. Volkov, was close to U. Tansykbaev, MI Kurzin.
From 1928 - participant of exhibitions. Member and exhibitor of the Tashkent branch of AHRR (since 1928). Held solo exhibitions in Tashkent (1960, 1965).
He taught drawing in the Turkmen Teachers College (1925-1934), painting in the Tashkent Art College (1934-1941). For his efforts he was awarded the title People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR.
In 1981 in Tashkent held a retrospective exhibition of the artist.
His works are held in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, one of the most significant collections of works has Karahan State Museum of Arts. Savitskiy in Nukus (862 paintings and graphics).
Pictures at an Exhibition: