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

Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Mahmoud Sabri (1927 - 2012)
Mahmoud Sabri
1927 - 2012
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935 - 2023)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935 - 2023
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952)
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam
1882 - 1952
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Salim Al Dabbagh (1941 - 2022)
Salim Al Dabbagh
1941 - 2022
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934

Creators Contemporary art

Emilio Stanzani (1906 - 1977)
Emilio Stanzani
1906 - 1977
Leonard Campbell Taylor (1874 - 1969)
Leonard Campbell Taylor
1874 - 1969
Lev Naumovich Smorgon (1929)
Lev Naumovich Smorgon
1929
Gayane Levonovna Khachaturyan (1942 - 2009)
Gayane Levonovna Khachaturyan
1942 - 2009
Vera Molnár (1924 - 2023)
Vera Molnár
1924 - 2023
Mikulash Galanda (1895 - 1938)
Mikulash Galanda
1895 - 1938
Petr Gergardovich Dik (1939 - 2002)
Petr Gergardovich Dik
1939 - 2002
Nikolai Nikolayevich Evreinov (1879 - 1953)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Evreinov
1879 - 1953
Vittoriano Viganò (1919 - 1996)
Vittoriano Viganò
1919 - 1996
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898 - 1972)
Maurits Cornelis Escher
1898 - 1972
Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas (1832 - 1908)
Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas
1832 - 1908
Eugenio Cecconi (1842 - 1903)
Eugenio Cecconi
1842 - 1903
Jan de Bray (1627 - 1697)
Jan de Bray
1627 - 1697
Pavel Matveyevich Gorobets (1905 - 1974)
Pavel Matveyevich Gorobets
1905 - 1974
Magnus Thorén (1974)
Magnus Thorén
1974
Julian Opie (1958)
Julian Opie
1958
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