▁the ▁“ Ex position ▁Intern ationale ▁d ’ ▁Art ▁Ex perimental , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Constant ▁and ▁Cor ne ille ▁invited ▁seven ▁other ▁Dan ish ▁Art ist , ▁including ▁Man c oba ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁absence , ▁Man c oba ▁wasn ' t ▁listed ▁within ▁the ▁exhibition ' s ▁catalog ue ▁and ▁perhaps ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁ex clusion ▁from ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁Cob ra ▁artists . ▁Although ▁no ▁known ▁reason ▁stands ▁for ▁Man c oba ▁and ▁why ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁particip ate , ▁personal ▁comp lications ▁between ▁members ▁may ▁have ▁had ▁an ▁impact ▁on ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁Although ▁Man c oba ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁particip ant ▁with ▁Cob ra ▁members ▁and ▁in ▁later ▁art istic ▁movements , ▁his ▁role ▁received ▁little ▁attention ▁in ▁art ▁historical ▁scholar ship . ▁Le ading ▁artist ▁and ▁scholar ▁Ras he ed ▁Ara een ▁to ▁argue ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁that ▁the ▁er asure ▁of ▁Man c oba ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁rac ism ▁and ▁eth noc entr ism . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Man c oba ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁French ▁citiz en . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Man c oba ▁painted ▁" U nt itled ▁ 1 9 5 7 ". ▁An ▁oil ▁on ▁canvas ▁painting ▁bearing ▁bold ▁colors ▁and ▁ener get ic ▁gest ures ▁of ▁demand ing ▁lines . ▁He ▁sought ▁trans par ency ▁in