Pavlos Dionyssopoulos (Greek, 1930-2019). Large mixed media sculptural work titled “Sales Rack I” depicting hanging clothing, ready to be sold, 1967. Signed and dated along the verso. With a label from Dayton Gallery 12. Comprised of strips of paper folded and affixed to a wooden board in the artist’s iconic style.

Provenance: Distinguished corporate collection, Minnesota.

Born in Filiatra, Messinia in 1930, Pavlos would go on to study at the Athens School of Fine Arts with Y. Moralis. He studied twice in Paris on scholarships before settling there permanently. Influenced by the art movements of the 1960s and the New Realists (Nouveaux Realistes), he switched from working on canvas to using cheap, everyday materials that could be found in the new modern society. His primary material became printed paper, starting with magazines and then moving to posters, which he cut into fine strips using a machine. He laid these strips out to form undulating abstract surfaces. Eventually, these abstract forms morphed into everyday objects; flower bouquets, corsets, sandwiches, and clothes became his subjects. Often he would place these sculptures in plexiglass boxes, separating them from the real world and giving them a sense of ephemerality. And although his works were influenced by the New Realists and Pop artists, he never identified with them.

Height: 65 in x width: 65 in x depth: 5 in.