Fine Art Auction Part I Saturday, 14 November 2026 / 11:00 am start
Philip Trusttum - Untitled Abstract, Acrylic on Canvas, 1974
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Lot Details
Philip Trusttum (b. 1940) Untitled Abstract (1974) Acrylic on Canvas Signed & dated 1974 bottom left 335 x 235mm Provenance: Private collection, Christchurch Condition: Good This lively garden composition captures Philip Trusttum’s distinctive approach to the natural world, where close observation gives way to an interplay of colour, gesture and form. Painted in 1974, this work belongs to a formative period in Trusttum’s exploration of abstracted and dynamic botanical subjects. An abundance of foliage and interwoven branches fills the picture plane, establishing an erratic visual rhythm, animated by a sense of movement and immediacy. Forms appear to emerge and recede within the dense arrangement, delicately poised between the apparent disorder of the natural world and the considered patterns of painted composition. Where some of Trusttum’s earlier works retain a closer relationship to observed forms, this painting belongs to a period in which his work increasingly ventured into more abstract territory. It conveys an atmospheric impression of spontaneity and restlessness, allowing the eye to flit across the painted surface. Like a fleeting glimpse of the garden through a window, it retains an enduring sense of vitality and renewal.
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