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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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1943
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
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1934
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
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1925 - 2004
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952)
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam
1882 - 1952
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
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1937
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939

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Wasa Marjanov
1947
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Elenore Plaisted Abbott
1875 - 1935
August Weber (1817 - 1873)
August Weber
1817 - 1873
Rosina Wachtmeister (1939)
Rosina Wachtmeister
1939
Edmund Carl Ferdinand Maria Steppes (1873 - 1968)
Edmund Carl Ferdinand Maria Steppes
1873 - 1968
Michel Gigon (1929 - 2022)
Michel Gigon
1929 - 2022
Toshimitsu Imai (1928 - 2002)
Toshimitsu Imai
1928 - 2002
Henry Collen (1797 - 1879)
Henry Collen
1797 - 1879
Ferdinand Kriwet (1942 - 2018)
Ferdinand Kriwet
1942 - 2018
Leopold Otto Strützel (1855 - 1930)
Leopold Otto Strützel
1855 - 1930
Charles Louis de Frédy de Coubertin (1822 - 1908)
Charles Louis de Frédy de Coubertin
1822 - 1908
Émile Friant (1863 - 1932)
Émile Friant
1863 - 1932
Ludwig Koch (1866 - 1934)
Ludwig Koch
1866 - 1934
Élise Bruyère (1776 - 1847)
Élise Bruyère
1776 - 1847
Renaud Jacquier Stajnowicz (1952)
Renaud Jacquier Stajnowicz
1952
Fritz von Graevenitz (1892 - 1959)
Fritz von Graevenitz
1892 - 1959