A powerful and emotive painting, Abstract is from one of the most celebrated periods of Stanislaus Rapotec's ouevre. Highly textured and richly coloured, Rapotec's paintings in the late 1950s were at the forefront of Sydney's exploration of abstract expressionism. It was here that his practice truly flourished and he developed his characteristic bold strokes and architectural forms. Such was his i…

Provenance

Private collection, Sydney Shapiro Auctioneers, Australian and International Art, September 2022, Lot 89; Private collection