Who was Sattar Bahlulzade?
Q: Who was Sattar Bahlulzade?
A: Sattar Bahlulzade was an Azerbaijani painter. He is the founder of modern Azerbaijani landscape painting.
Q: Where was Sattar born?
A: Sattar was born in the village of Amirjan, just outside the Azerbaijani capital Baku.
Q: What type of art did he specialize in?
A: Though he experimented in many styles of art, his unique talent was landscape painting. He used a combination of pastel colors and bold strokes to make nature look more colorful and lively than it did in reality.
Q: What awards did he receive for his work?
A: Sattar won many prizes for his art, including the title of Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1960 and People's Artist in 1963.
Q: Where were some of his works shown?
A: His works have been shown all over the world, including personal exhibitions in the USA, England, Turkey and Russia. Most are also shown in museums all over Azerbaijan, particularly in cities like Baku, Ganja and Nakhchivan.
Q: How did he die?
A: In 1973, Sattar became extremely ill due to blood poisoning and he died in 1974 in Moscow.
