Thursday, January 30, 2020

1 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, 1

Akram Shukri, (Iraq, 1910-1986)
Untitled, c. 1950
Oil on boad
56 x 46cm (22 1/16 x 18 1/8in)
Private collection

Akram Shukri is considered one of the most important artists in the development of the Iraqi modern art movement, and although primarily an architect he was the founding member of the Society of Artists and Art Lovers in 1941. This group included important Iraqi artists such as Jawad Selim, Hafiz Droubi and Faik Hassan. Numerous members of this society went on to found other important artist groups; Faik Hassan was the leader of La Societe Primitive which later became known as The Pioneers, and Hafiz Droubi formed a group known as The Baghdad Group of Modern Art. More on Akram Shukri





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