Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991) — Auction price
Lot 70 HAFIDH AL-DROUBI (1914, BAGHDAD - 1991, BAGHDAD)
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991) 
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art 
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Iraq
Hafidh Al Droubi was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development of modernism in Iraq and a key figure in the development of early Iraqi art education. He was a highly experimental painter, at different times in his career he followed Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Futurism, but is arguably best known for using the Cubist works used to depict local themes. While his techniques were primarily based on Western art movements, he never really abandoned Iraqi society and art traditions. He sought to adapt Western art for a uniquely Iraqi audience, culture and experience. He used Iraqi themes for his subject matter, preferring to paint scenes of everyday life. He painted scenes of Baghdad, its streets, its markets and its people; to the extent that he became known as the "City Painter".
CHRISTIE'S
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art
Date: 09.11.2023 17:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 58
Lot 69 HAFIDH AL-DROUBI (1914, BAGHDAD - 1991, BAGHDAD)
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Iraq
Hafidh Al Droubi was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development of modernism in Iraq and a key figure in the development of early Iraqi art education. He was a highly experimental painter, at different times in his career he followed Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Futurism, but is arguably best known for using the Cubist works used to depict local themes. While his techniques were primarily based on Western art movements, he never really abandoned Iraqi society and art traditions. He sought to adapt Western art for a uniquely Iraqi audience, culture and experience. He used Iraqi themes for his subject matter, preferring to paint scenes of everyday life. He painted scenes of Baghdad, its streets, its markets and its people; to the extent that he became known as the "City Painter".
CHRISTIE'S
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art
Date: 09.11.2023 17:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 58
Lot 37 HAFIDH AL-DROUBI (1914, BAGHDAD - 1991, BAGHDAD)
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Marhala: Highlights from the Dalloul Collection 
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Iraq
Hafidh Al Droubi was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development of modernism in Iraq and a key figure in the development of early Iraqi art education. He was a highly experimental painter, at different times in his career he followed Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Futurism, but is arguably best known for using the Cubist works used to depict local themes. While his techniques were primarily based on Western art movements, he never really abandoned Iraqi society and art traditions. He sought to adapt Western art for a uniquely Iraqi audience, culture and experience. He used Iraqi themes for his subject matter, preferring to paint scenes of everyday life. He painted scenes of Baghdad, its streets, its markets and its people; to the extent that he became known as the "City Painter".
CHRISTIE'S
Marhala: Highlights from the Dalloul Collection
Date: 09.11.2023 15:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 48
Lot 17 HAFIDH AL DROUBI (IRAQI, 1914-1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online 
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Iraq
Hafidh Al Droubi was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development of modernism in Iraq and a key figure in the development of early Iraqi art education. He was a highly experimental painter, at different times in his career he followed Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Futurism, but is arguably best known for using the Cubist works used to depict local themes. While his techniques were primarily based on Western art movements, he never really abandoned Iraqi society and art traditions. He sought to adapt Western art for a uniquely Iraqi audience, culture and experience. He used Iraqi themes for his subject matter, preferring to paint scenes of everyday life. He painted scenes of Baghdad, its streets, its markets and its people; to the extent that he became known as the "City Painter".
CHRISTIE'S
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online
Date: 16.05.2023 16:00 UTC +04:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 63
Lot 16 HAFIDH AL DROUBI (IRAQI, 1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Iraq
Hafidh Al Droubi was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development of modernism in Iraq and a key figure in the development of early Iraqi art education. He was a highly experimental painter, at different times in his career he followed Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Futurism, but is arguably best known for using the Cubist works used to depict local themes. While his techniques were primarily based on Western art movements, he never really abandoned Iraqi society and art traditions. He sought to adapt Western art for a uniquely Iraqi audience, culture and experience. He used Iraqi themes for his subject matter, preferring to paint scenes of everyday life. He painted scenes of Baghdad, its streets, its markets and its people; to the extent that he became known as the "City Painter".
CHRISTIE'S
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online
Date: 16.05.2023 16:00 UTC +04:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 63
Lot 14 Hafidh Al-Droubi (Iraqi, 1914-1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art 
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Iraq
Hafidh Al Droubi was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development of modernism in Iraq and a key figure in the development of early Iraqi art education. He was a highly experimental painter, at different times in his career he followed Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Futurism, but is arguably best known for using the Cubist works used to depict local themes. While his techniques were primarily based on Western art movements, he never really abandoned Iraqi society and art traditions. He sought to adapt Western art for a uniquely Iraqi audience, culture and experience. He used Iraqi themes for his subject matter, preferring to paint scenes of everyday life. He painted scenes of Baghdad, its streets, its markets and its people; to the extent that he became known as the "City Painter".
CHRISTIE'S
Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art
Date: 03.11.2021 10:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 46
Lot 122 Hafidh Al-Droubi (Iraqi, 1914-1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II 
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Iraq
Hafidh Al Droubi was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development of modernism in Iraq and a key figure in the development of early Iraqi art education. He was a highly experimental painter, at different times in his career he followed Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Futurism, but is arguably best known for using the Cubist works used to depict local themes. While his techniques were primarily based on Western art movements, he never really abandoned Iraqi society and art traditions. He sought to adapt Western art for a uniquely Iraqi audience, culture and experience. He used Iraqi themes for his subject matter, preferring to paint scenes of everyday life. He painted scenes of Baghdad, its streets, its markets and its people; to the extent that he became known as the "City Painter".
CHRISTIE'S
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II
Date: 03.11.2022 13:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 36
Lot 115 Hafidh Aldroubi (Iraqi, 1914-1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Iraq
Hafidh Al Droubi was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development of modernism in Iraq and a key figure in the development of early Iraqi art education. He was a highly experimental painter, at different times in his career he followed Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Futurism, but is arguably best known for using the Cubist works used to depict local themes. While his techniques were primarily based on Western art movements, he never really abandoned Iraqi society and art traditions. He sought to adapt Western art for a uniquely Iraqi audience, culture and experience. He used Iraqi themes for his subject matter, preferring to paint scenes of everyday life. He painted scenes of Baghdad, its streets, its markets and its people; to the extent that he became known as the "City Painter".
CHRISTIE'S
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II
Date: 03.11.2022 13:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 36
Lot 103 Hafidh Al Droubi (Iraqi, 1914-1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Iraq
Hafidh Al Droubi was an Iraqi painter and draughtsman, noted for his Cubist paintings and for his approach to professionalising Iraqi art education in the early to mid 20th-century. He was a prolific painter, an important artist in the Pioneer generation, a key figure in the development of modernism in Iraq and a key figure in the development of early Iraqi art education. He was a highly experimental painter, at different times in his career he followed Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Futurism, but is arguably best known for using the Cubist works used to depict local themes. While his techniques were primarily based on Western art movements, he never really abandoned Iraqi society and art traditions. He sought to adapt Western art for a uniquely Iraqi audience, culture and experience. He used Iraqi themes for his subject matter, preferring to paint scenes of everyday life. He painted scenes of Baghdad, its streets, its markets and its people; to the extent that he became known as the "City Painter".
CHRISTIE'S
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II
Date: 03.11.2022 13:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 36