Lot 76: Joseph Kurhajec (b. 1938), Monkey Hair & Snakeskin

Joseph Kurhajec (b. 1938), Monkey Hair & Snakeskin
collage, signed at lower left and dated 1969, matted and framed under glass.
DOA 35 x 29 in.


The Bells met Kurhajec while in Rome in 1975 and were drawn to his mixed media pieces using unusual animal textures - which all work together to create a very dynamic abstract collage. They referred to these as his "Monkey Hair Series."
Collection of Mary Jo & Dick Bell, founders of Garden Gallery and the Water Garden, Raleigh, NC