NEW YORK: A portrait of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taleban, is expected to fetch up to $80,000 for her charity when it is auctioned in New York next month.

By Jonathan Yeo, one of Britain’s leading portrait painters, the oil on canvas has been on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London since September.

The picture, which shows the 16-year-old doing her homework and which measures nearly one meter by one meter, goes under the hammer at Christie’s on May 14. The auction house estimates the value at $60,000 to $80,000. “The funds raised will support the work of the Malala Fund.”