Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952)

Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952) - photo 1

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

Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002

Creators Contemporary art

Jonathan Lasker (1948)
Jonathan Lasker
1948
William Seward Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
William Seward Burroughs
1914 - 1997
Grigory Yefimovich Gluckmann (1898 - 1973)
Grigory Yefimovich Gluckmann
1898 - 1973
Lewis Frederick Morley (1925 - 2013)
Lewis Frederick Morley
1925 - 2013
Dmitry Spiridonovich Bisti (1925 - 1990)
Dmitry Spiridonovich Bisti
1925 - 1990
Émile Maillard (1846 - 1926)
Émile Maillard
1846 - 1926
Brigitte Fugmann (1948 - 1992)
Brigitte Fugmann
1948 - 1992
Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934 - 2002)
Jean-Pierre Vasarely
1934 - 2002
Ulrich Koch (1962)
Ulrich Koch
1962
Franco Fontana (1933)
Franco Fontana
1933
Henry Somm (1844 - 1907)
Henry Somm
1844 - 1907
Lin Tianmiao (1961)
Lin Tianmiao
1961
Hartwig Ebersbach (1940)
Hartwig Ebersbach
1940
François Reynaud (1825 - 1909)
François Reynaud
1825 - 1909
Gernot Bubenik (1942)
Gernot Bubenik
1942
Toshiyuki Kita (1942)
Toshiyuki Kita
1942