Casein, masonite

Red, blue, pink, and black abstract modernist painting by known Houston, TX artist McKie Trotter. This painting depicts various geometric rectangular shapes in red and pink against a black background.

McKie Trotter was born in 1918 in Manchester, Georgia. He pursued his growing interest in art, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg Virginia. Drafted into the war, Trotter served as an infantry captain in 1943 and found himself as a prisoner of war until 1945. After the war, he returned to Georgia and earned his Master’s at the University of Georgia, Athens. Later, a teaching position in Fort Worth prompted him to relocate to Texas.

H 19 in. x W 26 in. x D .88 in.

H 17 in. x W 24 in.