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

Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934

Creators Contemporary art

Riccardo Licata (1929 - 2014)
Riccardo Licata
1929 - 2014
Leszik Piasecki (1928 - 1990)
Leszik Piasecki
1928 - 1990
Chris Mayger (1919 - 1994)
Chris Mayger
1919 - 1994
Richard Moinen (1856 - 1906)
Richard Moinen
1856 - 1906
Bill Jacklin (1943)
Bill Jacklin
1943
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
John Stuart Dowie (1915 - 2008)
John Stuart Dowie
1915 - 2008
Joël Kermarrec (1939 - 2022)
Joël Kermarrec
1939 - 2022
Jenny Holzer (1950)
Jenny Holzer
1950
Adalbert Wex (1867 - 1932)
Adalbert Wex
1867 - 1932
Heinz Schrand (1926 - 2017)
Heinz Schrand
1926 - 2017
Inese Margevicha (1960)
Inese Margevicha
1960
Willem van Veldhuizen (1954)
Willem van Veldhuizen
1954
Joseph Kosuth (1945)
Joseph Kosuth
1945
Hans Looschen (1859 - 1923)
Hans Looschen
1859 - 1923
Klavdiia Vasilevna Gorbashova (1927)
Klavdiia Vasilevna Gorbashova
1927
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