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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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Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012

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Gerhard Gleich (1941)
Gerhard Gleich
1941
Vadim Alexeyevich Gorbatov (1940)
Vadim Alexeyevich Gorbatov
1940
Rudolf Baranik (1920 - 1998)
Rudolf Baranik
1920 - 1998
Godefroy Durand (1832 - 1896)
Godefroy Durand
1832 - 1896
Bordalo Pinheiro Columbano (1857 - 1929)
Bordalo Pinheiro Columbano
1857 - 1929
Adolph Jebens (1819 - 1888)
Adolph Jebens
1819 - 1888
Joris van Son (1623 - 1667)
Joris van Son
1623 - 1667
Paul Eduard Richard Sohn (1834 - 1912)
Paul Eduard Richard Sohn
1834 - 1912
Pacita Abad (1946 - 2004)
Pacita Abad
1946 - 2004
Fritz Wagner (1896 - 1939)
Fritz Wagner
1896 - 1939
Pavel Petrovich Benkov (1879 - 1949)
Pavel Petrovich Benkov
1879 - 1949
Rashid Johnson (1977)
Rashid Johnson
1977
Carl Becker (1862 - 1926)
Carl Becker
1862 - 1926
Carl Reiser (1877 - 1950)
Carl Reiser
1877 - 1950
Dmitry Nicolajevich Kardovsky (1866 - 1943)
Dmitry Nicolajevich Kardovsky
1866 - 1943
Eduard Friedrich Pape (1817 - 1905)
Eduard Friedrich Pape
1817 - 1905