On Wednesday 18th March, Christie’s Dubai will offer one of the most iconic Middle Eastern images ever produced, Jamal Al Mahamel II or Camel of Burdens II, by Palestinian artist Suleiman Mansour. This work is a second version, painted in 2005, of the original work which has been created by Mansour over 40 years ago in 1973 as a simple expression of his relationship to his hometown. Depicting an elderly Palestinian man carrying a large sack in the shape of an eye, painted with a view of Jerusalem around the Dome of the Rock, this image is reproduced in households all over Palestine.
The picture is estimated between $200,000 and 300,000 and part of the proceeds will benefit initiatives that support struggling artists in the region. The Jamal Al Mahamel II will be on public display from Sunday 15th to Wednesday 19th March at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai. Visit www.christies.com.