Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)

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Ismail Al-Sheikhly

Ismail Al-Sheikhly is a contemporary Iraqui artist. He belonged to one of the first art groups to appear in Iraq, 'La Societe Primitive', founded in 1950. The group later changed its name to 'The Pioneers' and kept it into the 1970s. Some of his works are influenced by Cubism, a movement which grew in popularity throughout the 1950s, and was the preferred artistic style of one of Al-Sheikhly's important contemporaries, Hafiz Drubi. Al Sheikhly’s early works are inspired by the Iraqi village life, though his later works are more focused on abstracted colour combinations and obscured backgrounds. Women feature highly as a central theme in his work. Painted in groups quite often, Al Sheikhly’s women are streamlined with oval faces and generic bodies and seem to always be in states of coming and going, whether that be to the mosque, to the souks, or to do some domestic task.

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Date and place of birt:1924, Iraq
Date and place of death:2002, Iraq
Nationality:Iraq
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, Portrait
Art style:Realism, Contemporary art
Technique:Oil, Oil on canvas

Creators Iraq

Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952)
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam
1882 - 1952

Creators Contemporary art

Ben Vautier (1935 - 2024)
Ben Vautier
1935 - 2024
Edward Woutermaertens (1819 - 1897)
Edward Woutermaertens
1819 - 1897
Raymond Carver (1938 - 1988)
Raymond Carver
1938 - 1988
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Edward John Hughes (1913 - 2007)
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1913 - 2007
Kateřina Štenclová (1959)
Kateřina Štenclová
1959
Dieter Glasmacher (1940)
Dieter Glasmacher
1940
Ron Gorchov (1930 - 2020)
Ron Gorchov
1930 - 2020
Antonio Bernie (1905 - 1981)
Antonio Bernie
1905 - 1981
Albert Gustaf Edelfelt (1854 - 1905)
Albert Gustaf Edelfelt
1854 - 1905
Jürgen Zumbrunnen (1946 - 2016)
Jürgen Zumbrunnen
1946 - 2016
Berthold Müller-Oerlinghausen (1893 - 1979)
Berthold Müller-Oerlinghausen
1893 - 1979
Karl Ballmer (1891 - 1958)
Karl Ballmer
1891 - 1958
Georg Fath (1901 - 1960)
Georg Fath
1901 - 1960
Mischa Kuball (1959)
Mischa Kuball
1959
Jan Helminsky (1851 - 1925)
Jan Helminsky
1851 - 1925
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