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

Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004

Creators Contemporary art

Peter Birkhäuser (1911 - 1976)
Peter Birkhäuser
1911 - 1976
Alexandra Feliksovna Tokareva (1926 - 2015)
Alexandra Feliksovna Tokareva
1926 - 2015
Jack Pierson (1960)
Jack Pierson
1960
Enella Benedict (1858 - 1942)
Enella Benedict
1858 - 1942
Peter Paul Müller (1853 - 1930)
Peter Paul Müller
1853 - 1930
Franz Frankl (1881 - 1940)
Franz Frankl
1881 - 1940
Andrew F. Bunner (1841 - 1897)
Andrew F. Bunner
1841 - 1897
Michel Leiris (1901 - 1990)
Michel Leiris
1901 - 1990
Joe Bradley (1975)
Joe Bradley
1975
Victor Ivanovich Ivanov (1924)
Victor Ivanovich Ivanov
1924
Pierre Ernest Ballue (1855 - 1928)
Pierre Ernest Ballue
1855 - 1928
Achille Castiglioni (1918 - 2002)
Achille Castiglioni
1918 - 2002
Nikolai Ivanovich Andronov (1929 - 1998)
Nikolai Ivanovich Andronov
1929 - 1998
Asim Butt (1978 - 2010)
Asim Butt
1978 - 2010
Edward Dujardin (1817 - 1889)
Edward Dujardin
1817 - 1889
Dieter Noss (1947)
Dieter Noss
1947
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