Jumana El Husseini, (2 April 1932 – 11 April 2018) was a Palestinian painter and sculptor who lived in Paris.[1][2] She won many medals and has an extensive international exhibition record.[3] Jumana El Husseini died in her home in Paris on 11 April 2018 at the age of 86.[4][5]

She studied painting, sculpture and ceramics in Beirut and Paris.[6] Noted for figurative paintings of Palestinian women[7] and geometric[8] houses in Jerusalem and Jericho,[9] her style evolved from realistic to geometric and, since 1987,[10] to abstract,[11] with wavelike overpainted[12] drawings evoking Arabic calligraphy.[11][13][14]

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  1. ↑ "Jumana al Husseini: Pelerine". Khalid Shaman Foundation | Darat al Funan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Mullin Burnham, Anne (July–August 1990). Photographed by Nik Wheeler. Additional photographs by Chad Evans Wyatt and Kazuo Murata. "Three From Jerusalem". Saudi Aramco World. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jumana el Husseini". The World's Women On-Line. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jumana El Husseini". Jerusalem Story. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Sairanen, Elina (2 December 2020). "Jumana El Husseini". Mathqaf. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Artist of the Month: Jumana El-Husseini". This Week in Palestine. No. 115. November 2007. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Wahl, François; Samrakandi, Mohammed Habib (1999). Place Jema' el Fna, patrimoine oral de l'humanité: héritage commun en Méditerranée (in French). Presses Universitaire du Mirail. p. 61. ISBN 978-2-85816-596-4.
  8. ↑ Medina, Marie (28 April 2009). "The Jerusalem of Palestinian Artists". Babelmed. Translated from French by Nada Ghorayeb. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Jumana El Husseini". Suggest'art (in French). Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Abstract". Jumana El-Husseimi official web site. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  11. 1 2 Mikdadi, Salwa (October 2004). "West Asia: Between Tradition and Modernity". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "Jumana El Husseini". Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "Jumana Husseini - Artworks". Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  14. ↑ Halaby, Samia (25 August 2011). "A Review of the Book 'Palestinian Art' - Part II: Correcting Misconception and Ignorance - Jumana El-Husseini". Art.net. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2011.


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