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Although few of his paintings are dated, most of them were completed between 1940 and 1990, the year he died.
Although few of his paintings are dated, most of them were completed between 1940 and 1990, the year he died.
He was an officer in the Turkish army and also a well-known painter. Adil Doğançay received his artistic training from Major Şeref Bey at the Eyüp Military Academy and from Major Tahsin Bey, a seascape artist from Diyarbakır, at the Topography School. As a topographer, he traveled all over Anatolia, which gave him the opportunity to spend hours surrounded by nature.
The artist produced most of his paintings outdoors, calling nature his ‘greatest teacher’.
Adil Doğançay took part in many group shows held by the Society of Retired Officer Painters, the Society of Topography Officer Painters and the Ankara Society for Fine Arts, as well as the Turkish Painters and Fine Arts Association, of which he was a member. During his visit to the United States, he was Visiting Artist at group exhibitions at The National Arts Club in New York in 1963 and 1964.
His work is exhibited at the Dogancay Museum in Istanbul.
