Philip Trusttum New Zealand, 1940-.
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About Philip Trusttum
Born at Raetihi, New Zealand in 1940, Philip Trusttum moved to the South Island and studied at the University of Canterbury School of Art. Initially influenced by Rudolf Gopas, Philip Trusttum's work is painted in an abstract expressionist style depicting experiences from his everyday life. In 1967 he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council scholarship, and since then has travelled and worked in Europe and North America. In 1984 he exhibited as a representitive of ANZART at the Edinburgh Arts Festival, 1984 and in the same year he exhibited in New York. Since then he has shown in Sydney, New York, Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch. In 1998 he was the only New Zealand artist reviewed in the New York Times.
Philip Trusttum is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1988 of 639, of which 407 (64%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $56,937 for Garden Series (Interior/Exterior) sold by Dunbar Sloane in November 2021. This year 5 works have been offered for sale. Works by Philip Trusttum are held by the Museum Of New Zealand, Christchurch Art Gallery and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Philip Trusttum is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 198
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 250
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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