Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952)

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Abdul Qadir Al Rassam

Abdul Qadir Al Rassam was an Iraqi painter of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter and graphic artist and is considered the founder of modern Iraqi painting.

Al Rassam, a military officer by training, studied drawing at the Military College in Istanbul. Returning to Iraq, he created landscapes, portraits and murals. His work is characterized by historical and ethnographic accuracy. The master, according to critics, contributed to the influence of the European academic school on the Iraqi art scene.

Date and place of birt:1882, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
Date and place of death:1952, Iraq
Nationality:Iraq
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter
Genre:Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Realism, Contemporary art

Creators Iraq

Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939

Creators Contemporary art

Fons Haagmans (1948)
Fons Haagmans
1948
Laurens van Kuik (1889 - 1963)
Laurens van Kuik
1889 - 1963
Gao Xingjian (1940)
Gao Xingjian
1940
Sophie Calle (1953)
Sophie Calle
1953
William Nichols (1942)
William Nichols
1942
Rirkrit Tiravanija (1961)
Rirkrit Tiravanija
1961
Reggie Burrows Hodges (1965)
Reggie Burrows Hodges
1965
Georgy Nikolaevich Bibikov (1903 - 1976)
Georgy Nikolaevich Bibikov
1903 - 1976
Jacques Calonne (1930 - 2022)
Jacques Calonne
1930 - 2022
Bruno Saetti (1902 - 1984)
Bruno Saetti
1902 - 1984
Joseph Rummelspacher (1852 - 1921)
Joseph Rummelspacher
1852 - 1921
Kool Koor (1963)
Kool Koor
1963
Dmitri Cherniak (1988)
Dmitri Cherniak
1988
Dan Corbin (1947)
Dan Corbin
1947
Tadanori Yokoo (1936)
Tadanori Yokoo
1936
Richard Prince (1949)
Richard Prince
1949
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