Artist
Layla Al Attar
Title
Untitled
Year
1991
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
66 × 78.5 cm
Signature
Signed and dated in Arabic (lower left); signed in Arabic (on the reverse)
Courtesy
From the private collection of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Untitled, 1991

● Artist

Layla Al Attar

Layla Al-Attar was born in Baghdad, Iraq and was the younger sister of celebrated Iraqi artist Souad Al-Attar. Layla was brought up in a cultured and open family, to an accountant father and an affluent mother.

● Patron

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was born in 1949 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He proceeded to become the ruler of Dubai, and the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE in 2006. However, His Highness has been initiating projects aimed at the prosperity of Dubai and its people since his appointment as the Crown Prince of Dubai in 1995.