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emphasis on similar subjects caused a lack of development of different styles in the artist’s
paintings. For this reason, it is possible to say that throughout Osman Asaf’s life he painted
along similar lines. Particularly, landscapes where different shades
of green are often used and
where there are small houses constitute the artist’s favorite subject. After living in Sarajevo
until he was ten years old, Osman Asaf came to İstanbul following his father’s death. When it
is taken into consideration that his childhood years had a huge effect on the development of
his personality it is quite possible to think that in every period of his life Osman Asaf’s nearly
obsessive painting of landscapes reminiscent of Sarajevo and its surrounding country scenery
was an effort to express the yearning he felt for his childhood years when his father was still
alive.
The paintings of the artist, who died in 1935, are as clear as his life. He is part of the
history of Turkish painting as an artist who spent the majority of his 67 years-long life as a
teacher, was an active member of the Society of Ottoman Painters, did not stop painting until
the end of his life and maintained his humble stance.
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