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

Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934

Creators Contemporary art

Karl Horst Hödicke (1938 - 2024)
Karl Horst Hödicke
1938 - 2024
José Parlá (1973)
José Parlá
1973
Richard de Bruycker (1884 - 1948)
Richard de Bruycker
1884 - 1948
Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin (1842 - 1904)
Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin
1842 - 1904
Ugo Attardi (1923 - 2006)
Ugo Attardi
1923 - 2006
Charlotte van Pallandt (1898 - 1997)
Charlotte van Pallandt
1898 - 1997
Isay Mikhaylovich Zeytman (1899 - 1996)
Isay Mikhaylovich Zeytman
1899 - 1996
Nicolas Eekman (1889 - 1973)
Nicolas Eekman
1889 - 1973
Norbert Schwontkowski (1949 - 2013)
Norbert Schwontkowski
1949 - 2013
Carl Milton Jensen (1855 - 1928)
Carl Milton Jensen
1855 - 1928
Vitaly Georgievich Yablonovsky-Snadzsky (1928)
Vitaly Georgievich Yablonovsky-Snadzsky
1928
Thomas Röthel (1969)
Thomas Röthel
1969
Rémy Zaugg (1943 - 2005)
Rémy Zaugg
1943 - 2005
Gernot Schauer (1940)
Gernot Schauer
1940
Dorothea Schulz (1962)
Dorothea Schulz
1962
Carl Theodor Meyer-Basel (1860 - 1932)
Carl Theodor Meyer-Basel
1860 - 1932