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

Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992

Creators Contemporary art

Giò Pomodoro (1930 - 2002)
Giò Pomodoro
1930 - 2002
Mikhail Isakovich Weinstein (1940 - 1981)
Mikhail Isakovich Weinstein
1940 - 1981
Leonard Matsoso (1949)
Leonard Matsoso
1949
René Kleeb (1966)
René Kleeb
1966
Barry Reigate (1971)
Barry Reigate
1971
Yvon Prével (1943 - 2002)
Yvon Prével
1943 - 2002
Max Feldbauer (1869 - 1948)
Max Feldbauer
1869 - 1948
Kris Graves (1982)
Kris Graves
1982
Luise Kimme (1939 - 2013)
Luise Kimme
1939 - 2013
Stefan Dobritz (1965)
Stefan Dobritz
1965
Ewa Juszkiewicz (1984)
Ewa Juszkiewicz
1984
Lyman Emmet Kipp II (1929 - 2014)
Lyman Emmet Kipp II
1929 - 2014
Ivan Alekseevich Kudryashov (1896 - 1972)
Ivan Alekseevich Kudryashov
1896 - 1972
Alfonso Iannelli (1888 - 1965)
Alfonso Iannelli
1888 - 1965
Yacai Qiu (1949)
Yacai Qiu
1949
Tai Xiangzhou (1968)
Tai Xiangzhou
1968