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

Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934

Creators Contemporary art

Arthur Hill Gilbert (1893 - 1970)
Arthur Hill Gilbert
1893 - 1970
Iia Andreevna Venkova (1922 - 2003)
Iia Andreevna Venkova
1922 - 2003
Peter Rössell (1964)
Peter Rössell
1964
François Desnoyer (1894 - 1972)
François Desnoyer
1894 - 1972
Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann (1815 - 1893)
Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann
1815 - 1893
Evgenia Mikhailovna Adamova (1913 - 1991)
Evgenia Mikhailovna Adamova
1913 - 1991
David Wojnarowicz (1954 - 1992)
David Wojnarowicz
1954 - 1992
Manuel Zorrilla de la Torre (1919 - 2015)
Manuel Zorrilla de la Torre
1919 - 2015
Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick (1816 - 1886)
Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick
1816 - 1886
Donald Baechler (1956 - 2022)
Donald Baechler
1956 - 2022
John Stockton de Martelly (1903 - 1979)
John Stockton de Martelly
1903 - 1979
Jean-Albert Gorin (1899 - 1981)
Jean-Albert Gorin
1899 - 1981
Trevor Bell (1930 - 2017)
Trevor Bell
1930 - 2017
Romolo Panfi (1632 - 1690)
Romolo Panfi
1632 - 1690
Villi Bossi (1939)
Villi Bossi
1939
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky (1885 - 1943)
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky
1885 - 1943