signed and dated '68 lower right

Provenance: Private collection Sydney

Stanislaus Rapotec was one of the leading exponents of Abstract Expressionism in Australia. He is
represented in the Australian National Gallery, all state galleries, and many regional galleries as well as 
many other important public collections both in Australia and overseas including the Australian 
Embassy, Paris, Vatican Gallery of Modern Religious Art, Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris. Rapotec has 
been the recipient of many awards, including the 1961 Blake Prize. 

In Composition, 1968 the bold and energetic brushstrokes swirl and explode across the board, 
masterfully capturing the artist's physical and emotional gestures.