Frank Kowing Mixed Media Sculpture "Cadavre Exquis 5"

Item Details

A mixed media sculpture titled Cadavre Exquis 5 by Frank Kowing (1944-2016), created in 2009. The work depicts an abstract mask with a smaller animal face using paint and found objects like rope and plastic accents. Signed and titled in paint to the verso. Presented with a wire on the verso for hanging.

Frank Kowing is an outsider artist based in Maryland with a larger than life reputation, the bulk of his focus being mixed media works, many grand in scale and with three dimensional quality. He has participated in a vast array of group shows and exhibits since his first shows in the 1970s in New York City. His education, after service in Vietnam with the US Army, was extensive and included the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands and several fine art institutions in Pennsylvania.

Condition

- work could benefit from a dusting.

Dimensions

- measurements of entire work.

Item #

17BAL087-350-001