01 Painting, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, Jamil Molaeb's Jerusalem, with Footnotes , #63

Jamil Molaeb (b. 1948)

Jerusalem, c. 2021

Oil on canvas

99 by 79 cm. 39 by 31 in.

Private collection.

Estimated for $7,000 USD - $10,000 USD in May 2025

Jamil Molaeb (1948) was born in Baissour, Lebanon. He started his artistic career in the seventies, after training under renowned artists such as Chafic Abboud and Paul Guiragossian at the Fine Arts Institute of the Lebanese University. In 1967, 18 years old Jamil Molaeb won the 3rd prize of sculpture at 7th Salon of the Sursock Museum.

Craving further discoveries and exposure to the world, he spent a year studying in Algeria and, in 1984, enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program at New York’s Pratt Institute, to later obtain a doctorate in artistic education from Ohio State University.

Back in his native country in 1989, Molaeb started teaching art at the Lebanese University and the Lebanese American University of Beirut.

Since 1966 he has held different solo exhibitions in Lebanon, Algeria, France, Switzerland and the United Stat

His work has been showcased in a number of Art Fairs: Art Abu-Dhabi, Beirut Art Fair, Art Dubai, Art14 London and La Biennale de Lyon.

Jamil Molaeb’s work has been exhibited at international museums such as the Gropius Bau Museum in Berlin, his paintings are acquired by public and private collections including The World Bank in Washington DC, the Institute de Monde Arabe in Paris and has been sold in international auctions. More on Jamil Molaeb

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