Cemal Tollu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cemal Tollu

Turkish painter

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1899

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1968

Profession: painter

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Cemal Tollu (19 April 1899 – 26 July 1968) was a Turkish painter.
He served in the Turkish war of independence as a cavalry lieutenant.
and witnessed the Fire of Manisa.
In 1933 he founded the "D Group" with several other painters who were devoted to Cubism and Constructivism.
In his later life he was to teach at the Fine Arts Academy of Istanbul until 1965.