Milan Mrkusich – 3 Paintings 2002

Untitled IV

Untitled III

Untitled I

Milan Mrkusich (1925 - 2018) was a pioneer of abstract painting in New Zealand, working in the abstract form as early as 1946.



These three exceptional paintings are from a series of four stand-alone works Mrkusich made in 2002, and the last he produced in the larger format. With a career spanning over six decades, they can be seen as a culmination of his unwavering commitment to the field of abstract painting in this country.



Mrkusich was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to painting in 1997 and was one of ten inaugural Icon Award recipients from the Arts Foundation in 2003.