Abdulhaq Abdullayev

Abdullayev Abdulhaq Oksokolovich (December 30, 1918) is a master of painting from the city of Turkistan. He is an Honored Artist of Uzbekistan (1968) and an honorary member of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan (1997).

He received his education at the Samarkand Art College (1931-1936) and the Moscow Art Institute (1938-1941).

He began his creative work with landscapes and portraits ("By the Pond" (1932), "Summer" (1937), "Portrait of My Friend" (1937)).

He is famous for his portraits that skillfully express people's states, moods, and bright spiritual images. He created portraits such as "Abror Hidoyatov as Othello" (1946), "Mannon Uygur" (1946), "Jiyan Shahlo" (1959), "Komil Yashin" (1960), and "O. Sodiqov" (1978), as well as a series of self-portraits that expressively depict his spiritual world and experiences ("Self-Portrait" (1937), "Self-Portrait Wearing a Kyrgyz Hat" (1980), "Self-Portrait in the Author's Clothing" (1984)). He is also the author of landscapes ("After the Rain" (1954), "Spring Has Come" (1955), "In Khumson" (1961)) and still lifes ("Apple" (1962), "Grapes and Peaches", "Melon and Cantaloupe" (80s)). Based on his impressions from a 1957 trip to India, he captured the landscapes of that country ("Taj Mahal at Dawn") and its people (I. Gandhi, C. Ketchlu) in sketches and paintings. In the 80s, he painted portraits of famous people of Uzbekistan.

His works have been exhibited at international exhibitions. Works resulting from his research on creating a portrait of Navoi are kept at the Museum of Literature in Tashkent (1968), the Andijan Museum of Literature and Art (1969), the Uzbekistan State Museum of Arts (1980-1984), and other places. He is a laureate of the Hamza State Prize of Uzbekistan (1977) and was awarded the "El-yurt hurmati" (Respect for Nation and People) order (1998).