Kazuo Shiraga (1924 Amagasaki, Japan - 2008.) Attributed: Abstract Collage, 1980. Mixed media including paint and metallic foil on paper, unframed. Signed on the lower right.and dated 1980-2 , with the impression of toe prints near the signature. Verso bears stamps and a numbered label.

Kazuo Shiraga was a distinguished Japanese avant-garde artist noted for his unusual method: using his own body to apply paint to the canvas. Revolutionary in the 1950s, this technique now seems to anticipate later international developments in performance art and conceptual art.

24.5 inches x 17 inches

Private collection, North Carolina, USA.


The condition is good, with some signs of age and wear: Some stains in paint; Some creases and tears around edges.

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