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

Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939

Creators Contemporary art

Yury Konstantinovich Burdzhelyan (1921 - 2008)
Yury Konstantinovich Burdzhelyan
1921 - 2008
Romano Romanelli (1882 - 1969)
Romano Romanelli
1882 - 1969
Alexander Nikolayevich Mordvinov (1799 - 1858)
Alexander Nikolayevich Mordvinov
1799 - 1858
Louis Joseph Anthonissen (1849 - 1913)
Louis Joseph Anthonissen
1849 - 1913
Robert Kushner (1949)
Robert Kushner
1949
Alexander Besel (1971)
Alexander Besel
1971
Emilio Sánchez (1921 - 1999)
Emilio Sánchez
1921 - 1999
Gregor von Bochmann (1850 - 1930)
Gregor von Bochmann
1850 - 1930
Nikolay Vladimirovich Polissky (1957)
Nikolay Vladimirovich Polissky
1957
William Alexander Dargie (1912 - 2003)
William Alexander Dargie
1912 - 2003
François Nardi (1861 - 1936)
François Nardi
1861 - 1936
Klaus Steinmann (1939)
Klaus Steinmann
1939
Emmanuel Babled (1967)
Emmanuel Babled
1967
Albert Dubout (1905 - 1976)
Albert Dubout
1905 - 1976
Derek Paul Boyle (1985)
Derek Paul Boyle
1985
Viktoriia Grigorevna Gorikhina (1926 - 2015)
Viktoriia Grigorevna Gorikhina
1926 - 2015