Hassan Hajjaj (Morocco, b. 1961)
Eyes on Me, 2000
Estimate $10,000-15,000
Art connoisseurs will be keen to know that this coming October 24th, Christie’s Middle East will auction a total of 13 lots donated for benefit of both the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts and the Caspian Arts Foundation charities. Monies raised from the auction will enable regional art students to study abroad and further the instruction of practical skills of traditional arts and crafts. Managing Director of Christie’s Middle East Michael Jeha announced that since 2005, the auction house has helped raise more than $20 million for charitable causes. Lots up for auction include works by Japanese Fuad Kouichi Honda and Tunisian Nia Mahdoui from the Islmaic Arts Museum in Malaysia as well as Iranian Pooya Aryanpour from the Farjam Collection.
