Michael Ramsden (1947-2016)

oil on canvas, titled, signed and dates verso ‘Jim Sharman, Michael Ramsden, 1978’

Dreamplay. Sleepwalker.
As the only artist to ever paint me, Michael Ramsden’s idea was a Munch-like figure. A sleepwalker in pyjamas, emerging dream-like through a nocturnal forest. A slash of light from the open door of a caravan, referencing my travelling sideshow childhood. Friends cautioned Michael against the pyjamas, so he painted over them and, instead, clad me in wintery pants and sweater. But underneath they’re still there – the ghostly pyjamas.
– Jim Sharman (2023)

Measurements:

190 x 80 cm

Provenance:

The Artist, Sydney, Collection of Jim Sharman, Sydney

• EStimate $2,000 - $4,000
• sold $1,964 Incl BP