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Faraj Abbo

Faraj Abbo al Numan more commonly Faraj Abu, Faraj Aboo or simply Faraj Abou, was an influential Assyrian Iraqi artist, theatre director, designer, author and educator, noted as one of the early artists to integrate Arabic script into his abstract paintings and who achieved international recognition for his artwork. He is among a small group of post-war Iraqi artists who won international recognition. Yet, his work is difficult to classify. In his early career, he was noted for portraiture, but in his later career he became known for work that was distinctly Iraqi and abstract.

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Date and place of birt:21 november 1921, Mosul, Iraq
Date and place of death:5 march 1984, Baghdad, Iraq
Nationality:Iraq
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Designer, Filmmaker, Painter, Portraitist, Writer
Genre:Portrait
Art style:Abstract art, Realism
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Adham Ibrahim (1934)
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1934
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
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Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
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1943
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
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Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952)
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam
1882 - 1952
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
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Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934

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Hendrik de Cort
1742 - 1810
Gaetano de Martini (1840 - 1917)
Gaetano de Martini
1840 - 1917
Ernest Engel-Pak (1885 - 1965)
Ernest Engel-Pak
1885 - 1965
Hugo Wolff-Maage (1866 - 1947)
Hugo Wolff-Maage
1866 - 1947
Charles Schreyvogel (1861 - 1912)
Charles Schreyvogel
1861 - 1912
 Johann Georg Pforr (1745 - 1798)
Johann Georg Pforr
1745 - 1798
Cornelius Pearson (1805 - 1891)
Cornelius Pearson
1805 - 1891
Bruno Saetti (1902 - 1984)
Bruno Saetti
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André Giroux (1801 - 1879)
André Giroux
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Lei Molin (1927 - 1990)
Lei Molin
1927 - 1990
Heinrich Franz Gaudenz von Rustige (1810 - 1900)
Heinrich Franz Gaudenz von Rustige
1810 - 1900
Inge Höck (1922 - 2014)
Inge Höck
1922 - 2014
Aleksandra Rodionovna Arkhiereeva (1924 - ?)
Aleksandra Rodionovna Arkhiereeva
1924 - ?
Stuart Farmery (1953)
Stuart Farmery
1953
Félix Guyot Guillain (1878 - 1960)
Félix Guyot Guillain
1878 - 1960
William Logsdail (1859 - 1944)
William Logsdail
1859 - 1944