Dummar Road

Tawfik Tarek (1877 - 1940)
Dummar Road is a medium-sized oil painting by Syrian artist Tawfik Tarek. The significance of this work lies in the documentation of the railroad that existed at the time of its painting in 1908, which connected the city of Damascus to the port of Beirut. The scene depicts the train passing through Dummar, an area that, due to urbanization, is now considered part of Damascus City. In the painting, The railway cuts through the landscape, where we recognize poplar trees in two basic shades of dark and pale green, the defining characteristics of their leaves.