Sep 21, 2021 - Sale 2579

Sale 2579 - Lot 82

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

TURKU TRAJAN (1887-1959)


Three abstract oils on canvas.
Each 305x408 mm; 12x16 inches; or 408x305 mm; 12x16 inches. Each mounted on board. Each with artist's catalogue number stamp recto and verso. Each circa 1920-30.

Provenance: Artist's estate.

Trajan was born in Hungary and moved to New York at age 21, where he remained for his entire career. Though he earned his living as a cook and baker, his passion was for art, and he pursued both painting and sculpture actively. He had his first solo exhibition in 1944 in New York and was exhibited frequently at Zabriskie Gallery, despite having very little commercial success throughout his career.