Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu
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| Born |
Mehmet Bedri Rahmi 1911 Görele, Giresun Province, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | September 21, 1975 (aged 63–64) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Resting place | Küçükyalı Cemetery, Istanbul |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Arts |
| Alma mater | Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul |
| Occupation | Painter, poet |
| Spouse(s) | Ernestine Letoni (married 1936) |
| Relatives | Sabahattin Eyuboglu (brother), Mualla Eyüboğlu (sister) |
Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu (1911 in Görele – September 21, 1975 in İstanbul) was a Turkish painter and poet.
Bedri Rahmi was born 1911 in Görele on the Black Sea. He was the second child of a family with five. His elder brother, Sabahattin Eyuboglu, was a well-known writer and his younger sister, Mualla Eyüboğlu, was one of the first architects working in restoration. She is well known for her work at the Harem section of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul.
Due to his father's position as a Governor, he lived in various parts of Turkey before attending high school in Trabzon. He moved in 1929 to Istanbul to enter the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul.
He left the Academy temporarily in 1931 to study in France with his brother. He learned French in Dijon and later in Lyon. Bedri Rahmi studied then at the Andre Lohte studio in Paris, where he met his future wife, Ernestine Letoni.
Back in Turkey, he completed his studies and obtained his diploma in 1936. In 1937, he entered the Academy as an assistant and translator of Leopold Levy. Eyüpoğlu remained at the Academy until his death in 1975.
His first one-man show was in Bucarest at the Hasefer Gallery in 1935. The exhibition was organized by his future wife Ernestine. They were married in Istanbul in 1936. Bedri Rahmi was a very prolific artist; he painted frescoes at the "Lido restaurant" in Istanbul (1943), a large panel at the Ankara Opera House (1946). He was sent by the government to Edirne in 1938 and to Çorum and Iskilip in 1942. That was a turning point in his painting career.
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