HUSSEIN SHARIFFE| SONGLINES: FOR BRUCE CHATWIN

Acquired directly from the estate of the artist by the present owner

As a painter, poet and filmmaker, Hussein Shariffe approached his artwork in a way that surrendered to unexpected developments. The artist is a master at juxtaposing colours, creating wonderfully colourful and vibrant works that are reflective of his itinerant lifestyle. Songlines: for Bruce Chatwin exudes this characteristic of Shariffe’s life, and serves as an expressive, graceful, and radiant homage to Charles Bruce Chatwin (1940-1989), an English travel writer, novelist and journalist.

Born in Sheffield, England, Chatwin was educated at the prestigious Marlborough College, where he developed a passion for Ancient History and Classics. In 1958, at the young age of 18, Chatwin secured a job working at Sotheby's in London, later becoming a specialist having developed an acute eye for works ranging from antiquity to the modern period. In I987, Chatwin’s The Songlines was published, describing a trip to Australia, where he investigated Aboriginal songs and their connections to nomadic travel. Songlines: for Bruce Chatwin is a rare and beautiful moment where a work of art is born and deeply influenced by another established great work of art.