Lot 15

Ahmed Abushariaa

Sudanese, born 1966

Untitled, undated

Signed ‘abushariaa’ (lower right)

Ink and pastel on paper

56 x 76.5 cm

KES 110,000 – 200,000

USD 1,030 – 1,870

Provenance: private collection

Sold KES 117,400

Ahmed Abushariaa’s intricate paintings show a highly developed personal style, intertwining elements of traditional and modern Nubian and Sudanese culture, his Islamic faith and the fusion of contemporary life.

Abushariaa studied Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Khartoum but left Sudan in the mid-nineties and settled for some years in Nairobi. He now lives and works in Kampala, Uganda where his work has become deeply influential within the local art scene.

Abushariaa has exhibited extensively in Uganda and Kenya and has had solo exhibitions in Norway, Germany and Sudan and group exhibitions in Canada, Denmark, Monaco and the UK. His work is held in the private collections of The African Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea and the art collection of the World Bank in Washington.

This work on paper has some marking from tape on the reverse but the front is pristine.