THE PORTRAIT GENRE IN THE CREATIVITY OF HONORED ARTIST TOGRUL SADIGZADE

The article examines the portrait genre in the creative work of the Honored Artist Togrul Sadıgzade. The artist’s life path, international artistic travels, and creative development are analyzed in order to understand his turn toward portrait painting. Sadıqzade’s portraits go beyond physical resemblance, aiming to reveal the inner world, psychological state, and spiritual qualities of the individual. The study discusses his compositional structure, color palette, use of light and shadow, texture, and graphic line through selected examples. Works such as the “Portrait of Shovkat Alakbarova”, “Mirza Alakbar Sabir”, “Sattar Bahlulzade”, and “Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter” demonstrate his mastery in creating psychologically expressive images. The research concludes that Sadıgzade’s portrait art represents a synthesis of realist traditions and modern artistic exploration in Azerbaijani painting of the second half of the twentieth century.