Yakov Khaimov (1914 - 1991)

Born in 1914. He studied in the Moscow Art Institute during late 1930s - early 1940s. Important shows included All Union Art Exhibition in Moscow 1946, 1947,1950 and 1951. Specialised in genre paintings and landscapes. Was active in Uzbekistan and Moscow. Member of the Union of Artists and also Honoured Artist of Russia. His paintings were widely exhibited in his country and abroad. Many of his works can be found in private collections in the USA, Great Britain, Spain, Germany and Japan. Talented realist Khaimov believed in the inspiring influence of his art which portrayed the everyday down-to-earth world around him, where his compatriots lived and worked for the benefit of his country.