Zhanatay Shardenov (Kazakh: Жаңатай Шәрденов, Jañatai Şärdenov; April 4, 1927 — March 29, 1992) was a Kazakh painter who specialized mostly on Kazakh landscapes.[1][2]
He graduated from the Almaty art school in 1949, and from the Leningrad art institute in 1955.[3]
Personal exhibitions of his art have been held since 1977, frequently outside the Soviet Union.
Shardenov was one of the most renowned Kazakh artists of the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
In some sources, Shardenov was nicknamed the Kazakh Van Gogh.[4]
He is among the top Kazakh 10 artists when listed by price of sold works.[5]
His works include Central museum (1957), Zoo (1960), The Pond in the Park (1969), A work shift (1970), High up in the mountains (1972), Kapchagay sea (1976), The road to Medeo (1983), Portrait of T. Bigeldinov (1985), Evening melody (1988), and many others.