Background
Taro Okamoto was born in 1911. He was the eldest son of Ippei, noted cartoonist.
Taro Okamoto was born in 1911. He was the eldest son of Ippei, noted cartoonist.
After studying at the Tokyo Fine Arts School, he went to France (1929) and graduated from Sorbonne University.
An abstract artist, he joined the Nika Art Society after returning to Japan (1940) after 12 years' stay in France.