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

Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939

Creators Contemporary art

Shen Liang (1976)
Shen Liang
1976
Emilio Scanavino (1922 - 1986)
Emilio Scanavino
1922 - 1986
Reinhold Goelles (1960)
Reinhold Goelles
1960
William Paxton (1869 - 1941)
William Paxton
1869 - 1941
Shepard Fairey (1970)
Shepard Fairey
1970
Hans Busch-Alsen (1900 - 1990)
Hans Busch-Alsen
1900 - 1990
Boris Nikolaevich Ermolaev (1903 - 1982)
Boris Nikolaevich Ermolaev
1903 - 1982
Otto Waalkes (1948)
Otto Waalkes
1948
Henry Somm (1844 - 1907)
Henry Somm
1844 - 1907
Victor Gabriel Gilbert (1847 - 1933)
Victor Gabriel Gilbert
1847 - 1933
Adelaid von Block-Quast (1896 - 1982)
Adelaid von Block-Quast
1896 - 1982
Alphonse de Neuville (1836 - 1885)
Alphonse de Neuville
1836 - 1885
Marcel Delgado (1901 - 1976)
Marcel Delgado
1901 - 1976
Gordon Matta-Clark (1943 - 1978)
Gordon Matta-Clark
1943 - 1978
Hartwig Hamer (1943)
Hartwig Hamer
1943
Lois Lane (1948)
Lois Lane
1948
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