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

Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991

Creators Contemporary art

James Arthur O'Connor (1792 - 1841)
James Arthur O'Connor
1792 - 1841
Hagen Hilderhof (1937)
Hagen Hilderhof
1937
Ivo Sassi (1937 - 2020)
Ivo Sassi
1937 - 2020
Jiao Xingtao (1970)
Jiao Xingtao
1970
Markus Linnenbrink (1961)
Markus Linnenbrink
1961
Gerlinde Beck (1930 - 2006)
Gerlinde Beck
1930 - 2006
Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch (1788 - 1864)
Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch
1788 - 1864
Emil Jo Homolka (1925 - 2011)
Emil Jo Homolka
1925 - 2011
Hugo Salmson (1843 - 1894)
Hugo Salmson
1843 - 1894
Niclas Castello (1978)
Niclas Castello
1978
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Murashko (1875 - 1919)
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Murashko
1875 - 1919
Sergey Mikhaylovich Barkhin (1938 - 2020)
Sergey Mikhaylovich Barkhin
1938 - 2020
Robert Mangold (1937)
Robert Mangold
1937
Rolf Luethi (1933 - 2015)
Rolf Luethi
1933 - 2015
Lev Alexandrovich Russov (1926 - 1987)
Lev Alexandrovich Russov
1926 - 1987
Fred Holland Day (1864 - 1933)
Fred Holland Day
1864 - 1933