Fahrelnissa Zeid`s royal portraits lead Bonhams Middle Eastern Art Sale
(Artdaily.org)

Fahrelnissa Zeid’s rare and compelling portraits of King Hussein and Princess Alia of Jordan lead Bonhams Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art sale on 28 November at the New Bond Street saleroom in London. The works are each estimated at £50,000-70,000. The monumental portraits of King Hussein and Princess Alia are considered seminal works from Zeid’s rich and dynamic career. Born in Istanbul in 1901, Zeid’s passion for the arts led her to attend art schools in both Istanbul and Paris. This fascinating, cross-cultural trajectory allowed her to develop a unique painterly style fusing traditions of Byzantine icons and Persian painting with Modern Abstraction that she studied in Western Europe. An important aspect of Zeid’s work is the way she conveys her most intimate and personal relationships, as highlighted in the stylized depictions of King Hussein and Princess Alia. The portraits,