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
Art school / group:Джамият Асдика аль-Фен, Общество друзей искусства
Genre:Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Contemporary art, Realism

Creators Iraq

Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991

Creators Contemporary art

Al'bina Georgievna Akritas (1934)
Al'bina Georgievna Akritas
1934
Eduard von Gebhardt (1838 - 1925)
Eduard von Gebhardt
1838 - 1925
Gerhard Vormwald (1948 - 2016)
Gerhard Vormwald
1948 - 2016
Robert Kummer (1810 - 1889)
Robert Kummer
1810 - 1889
Shiavax Chavda (1914 - 1990)
Shiavax Chavda
1914 - 1990
Dan Christensen (1942 - 2007)
Dan Christensen
1942 - 2007
Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee) (1807 - 1877)
Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee)
1807 - 1877
Andrew Witten (1961)
Andrew Witten
1961
William T. Williams (1942)
William T. Williams
1942
William Ronald Smith (1926 - 1998)
William Ronald Smith
1926 - 1998
Ren Hong (1964)
Ren Hong
1964
Karl-Ludwig Mordstein (1937 - 2006)
Karl-Ludwig Mordstein
1937 - 2006
Georges-Léon-Ernest Buysse (1864 - 1916)
Georges-Léon-Ernest Buysse
1864 - 1916
Ton Mars (1950)
Ton Mars
1950
Ilia Mikhailovich Zdanevich (1894 - 1975)
Ilia Mikhailovich Zdanevich
1894 - 1975
Per Kirkeby (1938 - 2018)
Per Kirkeby
1938 - 2018