Michael Ramsden (1947-2016)

mixed media on canvas, signed, titled, dated verso ‘Michael Ramsden, Buried Treasure, 1989’

Ultramrine depths. Buddhist horizons.
An ominous trio of symbols untethered from their origins, floating in ultramarine space, crowned by an orange halo of Thai buddhist sunrise. Late friend and artist Michael Ramsden’s most mysterious work. He began as a figurative surrealist in Blackheath, married to Jenny Kee, then moved to Berlin and abstraction with a transitional stay in in Thailand, which inspired this work. It intrigued me when I first saw it in Michael’s Berlin studio. The fascination remains.
– Jim Sharman (2023)

Measurements:

244 x 182 cm

Provenance:

Painted in Thaliland 1987, acquired directly from artist in Berlin, Collection of Jim Sharman, Sydney

• EStimate $3,000 - $5,000