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

Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937

Creators Contemporary art

Philippe Hiquily (1925 - 2013)
Philippe Hiquily
1925 - 2013
Bénédicte Peyrat (1967)
Bénédicte Peyrat
1967
Waltraud Bücheler (1937)
Waltraud Bücheler
1937
Gustav Adolf Landgrebe (1837 - 1899)
Gustav Adolf Landgrebe
1837 - 1899
Tatiana Chirikova (1952)
Tatiana Chirikova
1952
Danielle Mckinney (1981)
Danielle Mckinney
1981
Miriam Davenport (1915 - 1999)
Miriam Davenport
1915 - 1999
James Tissot (1836 - 1902)
James Tissot
1836 - 1902
Gustav Pflugradt (1828 - 1908)
Gustav Pflugradt
1828 - 1908
Valery Arutyunovich Geghamyan (1925 - 2000)
Valery Arutyunovich Geghamyan
1925 - 2000
Carl Friedrich Wendelstadt (1786 - 1840)
Carl Friedrich Wendelstadt
1786 - 1840
Cäsar W. Radetzky-Radetz (1939)
Cäsar W. Radetzky-Radetz
1939
Kazimierz («Kachu») Ostrowski (1917 - 1999)
Kazimierz («Kachu») Ostrowski
1917 - 1999
Jean Derval (1925 - 2010)
Jean Derval
1925 - 2010
Larry Fink (1941 - 2023)
Larry Fink
1941 - 2023
Zhao Zhao (1982)
Zhao Zhao
1982
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