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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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Creators Iraq

Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Dia Al-Azzawi (1939)
Dia Al-Azzawi
1939
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Maurice Haddad (1937)
Maurice Haddad
1937
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Adham Ibrahim (1934)
Adham Ibrahim
1934
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (1941)
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah
1941
Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Hafidh al-Droubi (1914 - 1991)
Hafidh al-Droubi
1914 - 1991
Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925 - 2004)
Shakir Hassan Al Said
1925 - 2004
Hayv Kahraman (1981)
Hayv Kahraman
1981
Nida Kadhim (1937)
Nida Kadhim
1937
Saadi Al-Kaabi (1937)
Saadi Al-Kaabi
1937
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
1929 - 2011
Kadhim Haider (1932 - 1985)
Kadhim Haider
1932 - 1985

Creators Abstract art

Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)
Sally Michel Avery
1902 - 2003
János Mattis-Teutsch (1884 - 1960)
János Mattis-Teutsch
1884 - 1960
Howard Hodgkin (1932 - 2017)
Howard Hodgkin
1932 - 2017
Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636 - 1695)
Melchior d'Hondecoeter
1636 - 1695
Samuel John Peploe (1871 - 1935)
Samuel John Peploe
1871 - 1935
Efrem Ivanovich Zverkov (1921 - 2012)
Efrem Ivanovich Zverkov
1921 - 2012
John Henry O'Hara (1905 - 1970)
John Henry O'Hara
1905 - 1970
Ian Davenport (1966)
Ian Davenport
1966
Florian Quistrebert (1976)
Florian Quistrebert
1976
Don Eddy (1944)
Don Eddy
1944
Andrea Zaumseil (1957)
Andrea Zaumseil
1957
Archibald MacNeal Willard (1836 - 1918)
Archibald MacNeal Willard
1836 - 1918
Francis Nicholson (1753 - 1844)
Francis Nicholson
1753 - 1844
Oswald Hornby Birley (1880 - 1952)
Oswald Hornby Birley
1880 - 1952
Aleksandr Evgenevich Iakovlev (1887 - 1938)
Aleksandr Evgenevich Iakovlev
1887 - 1938
Renato Natali (1883 - 1979)
Renato Natali
1883 - 1979