The discovery of three abstract paintings believed to have been created by Taro Okamoto in Paris in his early 20s sheds light on how the avant-garde artist explored his own style, experts said.

Taro Okamoto (1911-1996), one of Japan's most famous artists, traveled to Okinawa in 1959 and 1966. The reason for these trips was his journey to rediscover Japan, in search of his identity as a ...