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

Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991

Creators Contemporary art

Alexander Ernst Voigt (1981)
Alexander Ernst Voigt
1981
Emilio Stanzani (1906 - 1977)
Emilio Stanzani
1906 - 1977
Rodolfo Dordoni (1954 - 2023)
Rodolfo Dordoni
1954 - 2023
Hugh Scott-Douglas (1988)
Hugh Scott-Douglas
1988
Hans Joachim Pietrula (1938)
Hans Joachim Pietrula
1938
Harry Roseman (1945)
Harry Roseman
1945
Rogier Remaut (1942)
Rogier Remaut
1942
Bruce Nauman (1941)
Bruce Nauman
1941
Hans Wilhelm Stillhammer (1881 - 1938)
Hans Wilhelm Stillhammer
1881 - 1938
David Tollmann (1988)
David Tollmann
1988
Genieve Figgis (1972)
Genieve Figgis
1972
Hiroshi Sugimoto (1948)
Hiroshi Sugimoto
1948
Kees van Bohemen (1928 - 1985)
Kees van Bohemen
1928 - 1985
Jesus «Bubu» Negron (1975)
Jesus «Bubu» Negron
1975
Genghiz Gabdurakhmanovich Akhmarov (1912 - 1995)
Genghiz Gabdurakhmanovich Akhmarov
1912 - 1995
Ernest Herbert Whydale (1886 - 1952)
Ernest Herbert Whydale
1886 - 1952