Michel De Caso

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Michel de Caso (born 1956) is a visual artist born in Toulouse, France. He is the creator of the painting technique known as Rectoversion (1991). He is also the founder of the artistic movement Contemporary Rectoversion (2002) and of Circle Internet Rectoversion (2004). Major works include massive rectoversion dung piles. De Caso is referenced in the following international guides: Art Price, Guide Mayer, Guide Akoun, Dictionnaire Drouot-Cotation-Larousse.

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