▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione er ▁monument al ist ▁sculpt ors ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁along ▁with ▁Fu ad ▁Abd ur ah man ov . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁works ▁J al al ▁Gary agh di ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁in ▁Sh ush a . ▁He ▁was ▁keen ▁on ▁painting ▁and ▁model ing ▁in ▁school ▁years . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁secondary ▁school , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁B aku ▁and ▁entered ▁A zer ba ij an ▁State ▁College ▁of ▁Arts . ▁Such ▁em inent ▁Russian ▁real ist ▁artists ▁as ▁Ger as im ov , ▁Pr id at ok ▁and ▁Kos ich kin ▁taught ▁at ▁that ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁latter ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Gary agh di ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁landscape ▁painting . ▁While ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁college , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁stud ios ▁of ▁Y el iz av eta ▁Tri pol sk aya ▁and ▁Pin has ▁S abs ai . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁college ▁in ▁B aku , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁T bil isi ▁State ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁in ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁a ▁tal ented ▁sculpt or ▁and ▁ped agog ue ▁professor ▁I ak ob ▁Nikol ad ze ▁( 1 9 7 6 – 1 9 5 1 ), ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Nikol ad ze ' s ▁teaching ▁system ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁thorough ▁and ▁att ent ive ▁study ▁of ▁landscape . ▁He ▁helped ▁Gary agh