Sal Sirugo (Italian, 1920-2013)
Sal Sirugo was one of the last living direct links to the Abstract Expressionist era and actively pursued his painting career since the 1940s. Always productive at a very high level of artistic creativity, he showed his work during the early years of Abstract Expressionism alongside many of the noteworthy artists of the day. Admired by his fellow artists, he was known as a “painter’s painter,” an honorific which, while quite complimentary, does not necessarily translate into general critical or public acclaim. Currently, Sirugo’s impressive work remains one of the under-appreciated oeuvres of Abstract Expressionism.