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

Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941

Creators Contemporary art

Jan Bonkovsky (1872 - 1934)
Jan Bonkovsky
1872 - 1934
Shara Hughes (1981)
Shara Hughes
1981
Jirina Zertova (1932)
Jirina Zertova
1932
Andrey Alekseevich Yakovlev (1934 - 2012)
Andrey Alekseevich Yakovlev
1934 - 2012
Wang Naizhuang (1929)
Wang Naizhuang
1929
Lucas Samaras (1936 - 2024)
Lucas Samaras
1936 - 2024
Arkady Alexandrovich Rylov (1870 - 1939)
Arkady Alexandrovich Rylov
1870 - 1939
Georges Huet (1860 - 1935)
Georges Huet
1860 - 1935
Edward Valigursky (1926 - 2009)
Edward Valigursky
1926 - 2009
Yevgraf Semyonovich Sorokin (1821 - 1892)
Yevgraf Semyonovich Sorokin
1821 - 1892
Sergey Mikhaylovich Barkhin (1938 - 2020)
Sergey Mikhaylovich Barkhin
1938 - 2020
Matthias Mücke (1957)
Matthias Mücke
1957
Mehmet Güleryüz (1938)
Mehmet Güleryüz
1938
Xue Song (1965)
Xue Song
1965
Christiaan Kramm (1797 - 1875)
Christiaan Kramm
1797 - 1875
Hans Eichenberger (1926 - 2024)
Hans Eichenberger
1926 - 2024
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