Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952)

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Abdul Qadir Al Rassam

Abdul Qadir Al Rassam was an Iraqi painter of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter and graphic artist and is considered the founder of modern Iraqi painting.

Al Rassam, a military officer by training, studied drawing at the Military College in Istanbul. Returning to Iraq, he created landscapes, portraits and murals. His work is characterized by historical and ethnographic accuracy. The master, according to critics, contributed to the influence of the European academic school on the Iraqi art scene.

Date and place of birt:1882, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
Date and place of death:1952, Iraq
Nationality:Iraq
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter
Art school / group:Джамият Асдика аль-Фен, Общество друзей искусства
Genre:Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Contemporary art, Realism

Creators Iraq

Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Faraj Abbo (1921 - 1984)
Faraj Abbo
1921 - 1984
Faeq Hassan (1914 - 1992)
Faeq Hassan
1914 - 1992
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985
Ghazi Al Saudi (1935)
Ghazi Al Saudi
1935
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
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
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937

Creators Contemporary art

Dan Walsh (1960)
Dan Walsh
1960
Aloïs de Laet (1866 - 1949)
Aloïs de Laet
1866 - 1949
Konstanty Wroblewski (1868 - 1939)
Konstanty Wroblewski
1868 - 1939
George Earl (1824 - 1908)
George Earl
1824 - 1908
Kara Walker (1969)
Kara Walker
1969
Aleksandr Arkad'evich Labas (1900 - 1983)
Aleksandr Arkad'evich Labas
1900 - 1983
Heinz Mack (1931)
Heinz Mack
1931
John Burke (1946 - 2006)
John Burke
1946 - 2006
Geraldine Frisch (1968)
Geraldine Frisch
1968
Guy Bourdin (1928 - 1991)
Guy Bourdin
1928 - 1991
Ekaterina (Katarzyna) Nikolaevna Kobro (1898 - 1951)
Ekaterina (Katarzyna) Nikolaevna Kobro
1898 - 1951
Howard Kanovitz (1929 - 2009)
Howard Kanovitz
1929 - 2009
Josef Karl Rädler (1844 - 1917)
Josef Karl Rädler
1844 - 1917
Michael van Ofen (1956)
Michael van Ofen
1956
Bram van Velde (1895 - 1981)
Bram van Velde
1895 - 1981
Paolo Lomazzi (1936)
Paolo Lomazzi
1936