Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)

Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002) - photo 1

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

Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952)
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam
1882 - 1952
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
Saleh al-Jumai'e
1939
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Athier Mousawi (1982)
Athier Mousawi
1982
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937

Creators Contemporary art

Peter Reichenberger (1945 - 2004)
Peter Reichenberger
1945 - 2004
Herbert James (Jim) Sanborn (1945)
Herbert James (Jim) Sanborn
1945
Heinrich Schlitt (1849 - 1923)
Heinrich Schlitt
1849 - 1923
Dave Archer (1941)
Dave Archer
1941
Sergey Ivanovich Kalmykov (1891 - 1967)
Sergey Ivanovich Kalmykov
1891 - 1967
Klaus Heider (1936 - 2013)
Klaus Heider
1936 - 2013
Karl Ulrich Nuss (1943)
Karl Ulrich Nuss
1943
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (1977)
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
1977
U Ba Thet (1903 - 1972)
U Ba Thet
1903 - 1972
René Villiger (1931 - 2010)
René Villiger
1931 - 2010
Helga Marten (1931)
Helga Marten
1931
Ruud van Empel (1958)
Ruud van Empel
1958
James Brooks (1906 - 1992)
James Brooks
1906 - 1992
Archibald George Barnes (1887 - 1972)
Archibald George Barnes
1887 - 1972
Galina Iosifovna Sorkina (1948)
Galina Iosifovna Sorkina
1948
Wilhelm Amberg (1822 - 1899)
Wilhelm Amberg
1822 - 1899
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