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

Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937

Creators Contemporary art

 Goudji (1941)
Goudji
1941
Jeremy Blake (1971 - 2007)
Jeremy Blake
1971 - 2007
Victor Gabriel Gilbert (1847 - 1933)
Victor Gabriel Gilbert
1847 - 1933
Elizabeth Thompson (1846 - 1933)
Elizabeth Thompson
1846 - 1933
Dinos Chapman (1962)
Dinos Chapman
1962
Maurice Ascalon (1913 - 2003)
Maurice Ascalon
1913 - 2003
Andrey Viktorovich Volkov (1948)
Andrey Viktorovich Volkov
1948
Claude Viseux (1927 - 2008)
Claude Viseux
1927 - 2008
Marie Hager (1872 - 1947)
Marie Hager
1872 - 1947
John Heartfield (1891 - 1968)
John Heartfield
1891 - 1968
Ferdinand Keller (1842 - 1922)
Ferdinand Keller
1842 - 1922
John Koch (1909 - 1978)
John Koch
1909 - 1978
Albert Bloch (1882 - 1961)
Albert Bloch
1882 - 1961
William T. Wiley (1937 - 2021)
William T. Wiley
1937 - 2021
François Auguste Ortmans (1826 - 1884)
François Auguste Ortmans
1826 - 1884
Joseph Théodore Coosemans (1828 - 1904)
Joseph Théodore Coosemans
1828 - 1904