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

Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011

Creators Contemporary art

William Sidney Mount (1807 - 1868)
William Sidney Mount
1807 - 1868
Zhou Shaohua (1929)
Zhou Shaohua
1929
Alf Rolfsen (1895 - 1979)
Alf Rolfsen
1895 - 1979
Gunther Hauschildt (1950)
Gunther Hauschildt
1950
Adelaid von Block-Quast (1896 - 1982)
Adelaid von Block-Quast
1896 - 1982
HA (Hans Jurgen) Schult (1939)
HA (Hans Jurgen) Schult
1939
Karl Becker (1820 - 1900)
Karl Becker
1820 - 1900
Donald Sultan (1951)
Donald Sultan
1951
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
Jane Austen
1775 - 1817
Jacqueline Lecoq (1932)
Jacqueline Lecoq
1932
Auke de Vries (1937)
Auke de Vries
1937
Antonina Nikolaevna Semenova (1928 - 2015)
Antonina Nikolaevna Semenova
1928 - 2015
Isidore Opsomer (1878 - 1967)
Isidore Opsomer
1878 - 1967
August Stimpfl (1924 - 2010)
August Stimpfl
1924 - 2010
Ahmed Parvez (1926 - 1979)
Ahmed Parvez
1926 - 1979
Mikhail Zichy (1827 - 1906)
Mikhail Zichy
1827 - 1906
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