15 - JUMANA AL-HUSSEINI (PALESTINIAN, 1932-2018)

JUMANA AL-HUSSEINI (PALESTINIAN, 1932-2018) Untitled Signed and dated in Arabic 'Jumana, 1978' Watercolour on paper 36cm x 25cm; 51cm x 40cm total including frame Born in Jerusalem in 1932, Jumana El-Husseini studied Fine Arts at the American University of Beirut in 1957. During her time in Beirut, El-Husseini became involved with a group of local artists termed by historian and artist Kamal Boullata the Ras Beirut Artists. Jumana El-Husseini’s artistic style is centred around depictions of Jerusalem, a city she frequently depicts with or without people. During the Lebanese civil war, she resorted to watercolour as oil paint wasn’t available. In 1982, she moved to Paris, where she later attended the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (1990). El-Husseini is one of the earliest members of the Association for the Development of Palestinian Camps (INAASH), a non-profit organisation producing embroidered wear in Lebanon, along with artist Huguette Caland. Provenance: From the property of a private Lebanese collector.