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

Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985

Creators Contemporary art

Narasige Koide (1887 - 1931)
Narasige Koide
1887 - 1931
Pedro Calapez (1953)
Pedro Calapez
1953
Erskine Nicol (1825 - 1904)
Erskine Nicol
1825 - 1904
Thomas Downing (1928 - 1985)
Thomas Downing
1928 - 1985
Lev Naumovich Smorgon (1929)
Lev Naumovich Smorgon
1929
Modest Urhel (1839 - 1919)
Modest Urhel
1839 - 1919
Aart Schouman (1710 - 1792)
Aart Schouman
1710 - 1792
Manuel Eitner (1965)
Manuel Eitner
1965
Stefan Strumbel (1979)
Stefan Strumbel
1979
Horst Antes (1936)
Horst Antes
1936
Joan Nelson (1958)
Joan Nelson
1958
Prokopii Ivanovich Dobrynin (1909 - 1966)
Prokopii Ivanovich Dobrynin
1909 - 1966
Dirck de Bray (1635 - 1694)
Dirck de Bray
1635 - 1694
Léon Augustin Lhermitte (1844 - 1925)
Léon Augustin Lhermitte
1844 - 1925
Walter Henry Reeves (1844 - 1930)
Walter Henry Reeves
1844 - 1930
Dana Schutz (1976)
Dana Schutz
1976