“Sarı külməkle qız” (1928)

Baqi Urmançe

Ğ. Tuqay's first book "Şürəle", illustrated by Urmançe, was published in Kazan in 1923. In the same year, he created a sketch of the first coat of arms of the Republic of Tatarstan.

From 1933 to 1941, he decorated the pavilions of the Bashkortostan ASSR (together with K.A. Dәwlәtkildiev), the Karelian-Finnish SSR, mechanized agricultural vehicles, and animal husbandry pavilions at the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow.

His nomadic life continued, taking him to Almaty, Samarkand, and Tashkent. It was only in 1958, invited by the TASSR government, that he returned to his roots in Kazan.

🇰🇿 Baqi Urmançe came to Kazakhstan in 1941: he was invited to Almaty by the committee to prepare for the 100-year anniversary of Abay and commissioned to work on painting and graphics. And the artist stayed in Kazakhstan. It is believed that Urmançe created the best works of painting and graphics of that time in Almaty: his famous portrait gallery of figures of the history and culture of Kazakhstan, historical canvases, landscapes, sketches of nature, and still lifes.

“Abay tirmədə” (1945)

Baqi Urmançe

“Cambılda qunaqta” (1946)

Baqi Urmançe

🇺🇿 A sculptor Çıñğız Әxmәrov, who was born in a Tatar family and moved to Uzbekistan at an early age, was one of those who invited Urmançe to the Tashkent Institute of Arts in 1952. In Uzbekistan, Urmançe created beautiful paintings, portraits, landscapes, and sculptures such as "Grape Harvesting" (1951), "Banu" (1952), and "Portrait of Old Mirab" (1952)

“Tirmədəge balalar” (1949)

Baqi Urmançe

“Yözem cıyu” (1951)

Baqi Urmançe

The Kazan period in Urmançe’s life marked a significant step forward in the art and culture of Tatarstan. He melded the essence of Tatar folk art and miniatures into his work, bringing a fresh perspective to the canvas. And in the late 1970s, he reached the pinnacle of his craft with works like “Tatarstan” (1976, 1985) and “Hay Market” (1975), the cycle of paintings "Memories" (1978-1979) that includes "At the Foot of the Ural Mountains" and "Bathing Horses".

“Ağa Bazar, Bolğar səhəreneñ
bistəse” (1970)

Baqi Urmançe

“Peçən bazarı” (1975)

Baqi Urmançe

“Tatarstan triptixı” (1976)

Baqi Urmançe

Urmançe's skill in the field of calligraphy is reflected in his paintings on paper (1989). Having grown up in a mullah's family, where his environment fostered his interest in Arabic calligraphy, the artist greatly respected the centuries-old tradition of the Tatar people. He ignored Soviet ideology and revived this art, giving impetus to the development of the work of other artists.
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Based on the Tatarica article

“Allah cəmilen yöxibbel cəmal” (1989)

Baqi Urmançe