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D İRİ M ART DO L AP DERE & P ER A
The first section, located at the 4th floor of Dirimart Pera’s building,
chronicles his Academy education and the evolution of his style.
Showcasing diverse works including charcoal drawings, self-portraits,
portraits, nudes, and notable pieces like Elopement and his award-
winning graduation piece Turkish Bath.
Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu (b. 1911, Görele; d. 1975, Istanbul) commenced his
professional artistic journey by enrolling in the Academy of Fine Arts in
1929, where he studied at the studios of Nazmi Ziya Güran and İbrahim
Çallı. In 1931, he travelled to Dijon and Lyon in France with the scholarship
of his brother Sabahattin Eyüboğlu. During this period, he meticulously
copied the works of renowned painters such as Paul Gauguin and El Greco
at museums. In 1932, Eyüboğlu worked at André Lhote’s studio in Paris,
where he encountered the artist Ernestine Letoni, who later became his
life partner and adopted the name Eren. Joining an Istanbul-based artist
collective Group d’s fourth exhibition in 1934, he remained a part of the
group until its final exhibitions. Concurrently, his poems were published
in literary magazines, and he began writing articles for newspapers and
magazines in 1935. The same year saw the organisation of his first solo
exhibition in Romania, thanks to the initiative of Eren Eyüboğlu. In 1937,
Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu became the assistant to Léopold Lévy at the
Academy of Fine Arts. His travels within Turkey included assignments in
Edirne (1938), Çorum (1942), and İskilip. During these periods, he produced
paintings with Anatolian-specific themes before transitioning to mural
paintings. In 1941, he published his first poetry book, Yaradan’a Mektuplar
(Letters to the Creator). In 1943, he created his first mural paintings for the
Ortaköy Lido Swimming Pool. As his artistic evolution unfolded, Eyüboğlu
fused traditional Turkish motifs with modernist approaches in the 1950s. In
the 1958 Brussels World Exhibition, he created a 227 square meter mosaic
panel, and in 1959, he prepared a 50 square meter mosaic panel for the
NATO headquarters in Paris. In addition to awards at the State Painting
and Sculpture Exhibitions, he won the Grand Prize at the 1958 Brussels
World Exhibition and the Gold Medal at the São Paulo Biennial. In the
1960s, during his abstract and experimental phase, Eyüboğlu focused on
the allure of colour and texture through material experimentation. In 1961,
he began teaching at California Berkeley University as a visiting professor.
During this period, he turned to abstract forms with rich colours. Adding
another dimension to his art, he experimented to find unseen and
unknown colours and used sand, glue, sawdust and crumpled Japanese
paper. His paintings are in many museums and collections, including but
not limited to the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Istanbul Museum of
Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul; Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul
and the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara.
3. Kırmızı Ayaklı İğdeli Gelin 11. Mavi Gezi Balıkları 19. Öpücük 27. Etap Kuşu
Bride with Red Feet and Elaeagnus Blue Voyage Fish Kiss Etap Bird
1956 1973 1970 1955
Kâğıt üzerine guaj Kâğıt üzerine akrilik Duralit üzerine keçeli kalem ve akrilik Kâğıt üzerine guaj 6
Gouache on paper Acrylic on paper Felt-tip pen and acrylic on hardboard Gouache on paper
197 x 150 cm 23.5 x 37.5 cm 20 x 57 cm 122 x 180.5 cm
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4. İstanbul 12. Mavi Gezi Balıkları 20. Öpücük 28. Ebabil Kuşu
1973 Blue Voyage Fish Kiss The Swift
Duralit üzerine akrilik 1974 1969 1956
Acrylic on hardboard Duralit üzerine akrilik Suralit üzerine kum ve taş Duralit üzerine tempera
73.5 x 81 cm Acrylic on hardboard Sand and stone on hardboard Tempera on hardboard 5
24 x 46.5 cm 28 x 57 cm 320.5 x 993 cm
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7. Kuşlu Çocuk 15. Babatomi 23. Babatomi
Child with Bird 1966 1963
1955 Kâğıt üzerine kumtaşı Tuval üzerine kum, taş ve akrilik
Kâğıt üzerine guaj Sandstone on paper Sand, stone and acrylic on canvas
Gouache on paper 69 x 49.5 cm 83 x 97 cm 2 30
164 x 336 cm
1. Kız Kaçırma 8. Akademi Bahçesinde 15. Yahya Kemal 22. Adalardan Bir Yar Gelir Bizlere (Portre) 29. Mehmet Eyüboğlu
Elopement In the Academy Garden 1948 A Beloved Comes to Us From the 1943 15
1946 1935 Karton üzerine yağlıboya Islands (Portait) Kâğıt üzerine guaj 7
Duralit üzerine yağlıboya Kâğıt üzerine yağlıboya Oil on cardboard 1931 Gouache on paper
Oil on paper
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Oil on hardboard 55.5 x 70 cm Kâğıt üzerine yağlıboya 35 x 48 cm
93 x 171 cm 48 x 65 cm Oil on paper 6
54 x 38 cm 18
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2. Nü 9. Atölyede Resim Yaparken 16. Banyo Yapan Nüler 23. Mustafa Eyüboğlu 30. Otoportre 19
Nude Painting at the Studio Bathing Nudes 1933 Self-Portrait
1928 1931 1931 Kâğıt üzerine guaj 1933 4
Kâğıt üzerine karakalem Duralit üzerine yağlıboya Duralit üzerine yağlıboya Gouache on paper Duralit üzerine yağlıboya 61 20
Charcoal on paper Oil on hardboard Oil on hardboard 49 x 64 cm Oil on hardboard
62 x 46 cm 63 x 85 cm 18 x 20 cm 66 x 48 cm 3 21
3. Nü 10. Hamam (Mezuniyet) 17. Nüler 24. Gelin 31. Eren Eyüboğlu 59 22
Turkish Bath (Graduation) Nudes Bride
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Nude 1940
1934 1936 1930 1961 Kâğıt üzerine yağlıboya 25 23
Kâğıt üzerine karakalem Tuval üzerine yağlıboya Kâğıt üzerine yağlıboya Oil Duralit üzerine yağlıboya Oil on paper
Charcoal on paper Oil on canvas on paper Oil on hardboard 69 x 50 cm 26 24
63 x 48 cm 98.5 x 118.5 cm 22 x 31 cm 56 x 86 cm 27 28
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4. Üç Güzel 11. Nü 18. Nü 25. Sabahattin Eyüboğlu 32. Ailemiz 29 34
Three Beauties Nude Nude 1933 Our Family 31
1934 1938 1942 Duralit üzerine yağlıboya 1944
Kâğıt üzerine karakalem Tuval üzerine yağlı boya Kâğıt üzerine guaj Oil on hardboard Kâğıt üzerine yağlıboya 57 58
Charcoal on paper Oil on canvas Gouache on paper 62.5 x 48 cm Oil on paper 32 35
65 x 48 cm 19.5 x 13.5 cm 62 x 45 cm 55 56
56.5 x 46 cm
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5. Piyanolu Nüler 12. Oturan Nü 19. Bir Yaz Geçti 26. Bal Nene 33. Sen Bedros 51 52
Nudes with Piano Sitting Nude A Summer Has Passed Honey Granny You Bedros
1934 1932 1944 1929-30 1964
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Kâğıt üzerine karakalem Charcoal Duralit üzerine akrilik Kâğıt üzerine guaj Tuval üzerine yağlıboya Duralit üzerine kum, taş ve akrilik 49 50
on paper Acrylic on hardboard Gouache on paper Oil on canvas Sand, stone and acrylic on
46.5 x 61 cm 70.5 x 53 cm 43.5 x 27 cm 35 x 26 cm hardboard 47 48
72 x 39 cm 38
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6. Nüler 13. Karadut-Nü 20. Adalardan Bir Yar Gelir Bizlere 27. Eren Eyüboğlu Portre 34. Otoportre 41
Nudes Portrait of the Beloved 'Black A Beloved Comes to Us From Portrait of Eren Eyüboğlu Self-Portrait
1934 Mulberry'-Nude the Islands 1937 1965
Kâğıt üzerine karakalem 1945 1946 Kâğıt üzerine guaj Kâğıt üzerine çini mürekkebi
Charcoal on paper Kâğıt üzerine yağlıboya Kâğıt üzerine guaj Gouache on paper Indian ink on paper
61 x 46.5 cm Oil on paper Gouache on paper 22 x 20 cm 29.5 x 22.5 cm
99 x 69 cm 9 x 32 cm
7. Ağlayan Kız 14. Şiirli-Bahçeler Dolusu 21. Adalardan Bir Yar Gelir Bizlere 28. Otoportre 35. Otoportre
Crying Girl With Poem-Gardenloads A Beloved Comes to Us From Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
1934 1948 the Islands 1934 1964
Kâğıt üzerine karakalem Karton üzerine yağlıboya 1931 Kâğıt üzerine guaj Kâğıt üzerine kumtaşı
Charcoal on paper Oil on cardboard Kâğıt üzerine yağlı boya Gouache on paper Sandstone on paper
61 x 46 cm 49 x 34 cm Oil on paper 25 x 17 cm 48.5 x 46.5 cm
61.5 x 46.5 cm
Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu
Sonsuz Yankı
Eternal Resonance
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37. Otoportre Ağaç 44. Portre 51. İnsan Halkaları 58. Kız Kulesi 60 5
Self-Portrait Tree Portrait Human Rings
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Maiden’s Tower
1973 1965 1954 1943
Kâğıt üzerine akrilik Duralit üzerine akrilik Kâğıt üzerine guaj Kâğıt üzerine guaj 61 4 20
Acrylic on paper Acrylic on hardboard Gouache on paper Gouache on paper
67.5 x 98.5 cm 32 x 21.5 cm 15 x 22.5 cm 30.5 x 24.5
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38. Otoportre-Madalyon 45. Soyut Portre 52. Peri Kızları 59. Hayat Ağacı 22
Self-Portrait-With Medallion Abstract Portrait Fairies 59
Tree of Life 2
1972 1965 1944 1946
Kâğıt üzerine akrilik Duralit üzerine kum, taş akrilik ve kâğıt Kâğıt üzerine guaj Duralit üzerine 25 23
Acrylic on paper marufle Gouache on paper yağlıboya 26 24
50.5 x 70 cm Sand, stone, acrylic and paper 13.5 x 17 cm Oil on hardboard 27 28
maroufle on hardboard 32 x 32 cm 33
32.5 x 22 cm
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39. Eren Eyüboğlu Resim Yaparken 46. Soyut Portre 53. Motif 60. Natürmort Çiçek (5 parça)
Eren Eyüboğlu While Painting Abstract Portrait Motif Still-Life Flower (5 Pieces)
1946 57 58
1933-34 1964 1953 32 35
Tuval üzerine yağlıboya Duralit üzerine kum, taş akrilik ve Kâğıt üzerine guaj Oil on paper 55 56
Oil on canvas kâğıt marufle Gouache on paper 65 x 17 cm (her biri | each)
25 x 34 cm Sand, stone, acrylic and paper 21.5 x 30 cm
maroufle on hardboard 53 54 36
32.5 x 21 cm
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40. Binnaz 47. Ceylan 54. Ebabil Kuşu 61. Hayat Ağacı 37
1945 Gazelle The Swift Tree of Life 49 50
Kâğıt üzerine yağlıboya 1953 1954 1972
Duralit üzerine yağlıboya 47 48
Oil on paper Kâğıt üzerine guaj Kâğıt üzerine guaj 38
67.5 x 53 cm Gouache on paper Gouache on paper Acrylic on hardboard
33 x 98,5 cm
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24 x 20 cm 11 x 28 cm 46 45 44 43 40 39
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1. Yavuz Geliyor Yavuz 9. Korupark-Suadiye 17. Kağnı 25. Soyut Yaprak 33. Türk Kolyesi 5
The Battleship Yavuz 1946 Tumbrel Abstract Leaf Turkish Necklace
1932 Kâğıt üzerine guaj 1956 1955 1964 3-4
Tuval üzerine yağlıboya Gouache on paper Kâğıt üzerine guaj Kâğıt üzerine guaj Tuval üzerine akrilik, kum ve taş 16
Oil on canvas 63 x 190 cm Gouache on paper Gouache on paper Acrylic, sand and stone on canvas
116 x 144 cm 98 x 67 cm 98 x 67 cm 65 x 80 cm
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2. Yavuz Geliyor Yavuz (Eski Türkçe) 10. Korupark 18. İbrikli 26. NATO (Mozaik Deseni) 34. Vakko Çit
The Battleship Yavuz (Old Turkish) 1946 With Pitcher NATO (Mosaic Drawing) Vakko Fence
1931 Duralit üzerine yağlıboya 1954 1958 1972
Tuval üzerine yağlıboya Oil on hardboard Kâğıt üzerine guaj Tuval üzerine yağlıboya Duralit üzerine kum, taş ve akrilik 2 18
Oil on canvas 53 x 106 cm Gouache on paper Oil on canvas Sand, stone and acrylic on hardboard
57.5 x 71 cm 250 x 99 cm 40 x 198 cm 63 x 112.5 cm
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3. Peyzaj Edirne 11. Missouri 19. Âşık Veysel 27. Soyut Düzenleme Abstract 35. Gecekondular Shantytown
Landscape Edirne 1946 1953 Arrangement 1961 Houses
1937 Duralit üzerine yağlıboya Kâğıt üzerine guaj Tuval üzerine akrilik 1973
Kâğıt üzerine guaj Oil on hardboard Gouache on paper Acrylic on canvas Kâğıt üzerine akrilik
Gouache on paper 50 x 50 cm 94 x 68 cm 70 x 100 cm Acrylic on paper
49 x 64.5 cm 50 x 73 cm
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4. Beyazıt 12. Missouri 20. Karagöz'ün Gemisi 28. Soyut 36. Gecekondular
1936 1946 Karagöz's Ship Abstract Shantytown Houses
Kâğıt üzerine yağlıboya Kâğıt üzerine guaj 1954 1961 1972
Oil on paper Gouache on paper Kâğıt üzerine guaj Japon kâğıdı üzerine akrilik Kâğıt üzerine akrilik
46.5 x 66.5 cm 74 x 55 cm Gouache on paper Acrylic on Japanese paper Acrylic on paper
99.5 x 69.5 cm 42 x 56 cm 64 x 94 cm
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5. Peyzaj 13. Kariye 21. Karagöz’ün Gemisi 29. Midye Mağara 37. Saz Çalan
Landscape Chora Karagöz’s Ship Mussel Cave The Saz Player 38
1938 1941 1955 1963 1973
Tuval üzerine yağlıboya Duralit üzerine yağlıboya Kâğıt üzerine guaj Duralit üzerine kum, taş ve akrilik Tuval üzerine kum, taş ve akrilik
Oil on canvas Oil on hardboard Gouache on paper Sand, stone and acrylic on hardboard Sand, stone and acrylic on canvas 22
46 x 61 cm 98 x 98 cm 200 x 268 cm 35 x 50 cm 63 x 89 cm
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6. Sarayburnu 14. Ana 22. Karagöz’ün Gemisi 30. Beyaz Soyut 38. Mor Han 23
1936 Mother Karagöz's Ship White Abstract Purple Inn
Tuval üzerine yağlıboya 1952 1955 1964 1975
Oil on canvas Kâğıt üzerine guaj Kâğıt üzerine guaj Tuval üzerine akrilik Duralit üzerine akrilik
34 x 40 cm Gouache on paper Gouache on paper Acrylic on canvas Acrylic on hardboard 24
200 x 70 cm 18 x 50 cm 110 x 140 cm 60 x 100 cm 35 - 36
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7. Ürgüp 15. Kırmızı Ayaklar 23. Orhan Veli “Karşı” 31. Türk Anahtarı
1942 Red Feet Orhan Veli ‘Up Against It’ Turkish Key
Duralit üzerine yağlıboya 1952 1956 1962
Oil on hardboard Kumaş üzerine tekstil boyası Kumaş üzerine tekstil boyası Tuval üzerine akrilik 34
52 x 60.5 cm Textile paint on fabric Textile paint on fabric Acrylic on canvas 26
105 x 74 cm 180 x 90 cm 164 x 68 cm
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8. Çorum Saat Kulesi 16. Uzun Kavak 24. Meyveler 32. Türk Anahtarı
Çorum Clock Tower Tall Poplar Fruits Turkish Key
1942 1952 1957 1962
Kâğıt üzerine guaj Kumaş üzerine tekstil boyası Kâğıt üzerine guaj Kâğıt üzerine akrilik
Gouache on paper Textile paint on fabric Gouache on paper Acrylic on paper
48.5 x 69 cm 88 x 109 cm 100 x 70 cm 64 x 49 cm