Željko Kujundžić (1920–2003)Untitled, 1964

Signed and dated lower right: Z. KUJUNDZIC 1964

Bold black lines define two totemic figures on a textured ochre and brown ground, with small yellow and white accents.

Painted the year Kujundžić opened his Kelowna studio.

Born in Subotica, Yugoslavia, he studied in Venice and Budapest, survived wartime captivity, and later settled in British Columbia. He founded the Kootenay School of Art and taught at Penn State. His work is in collections including the Smithsonian and UBC.

Mixed media, framed. Outside frame: 22 × 17.75 × 1 in.