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Constantinos Maleas(Greek, 1879-1928)Ruelle à Mytilène
22 November 2023, 12:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€25,000 - €35,000
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Constantinos Maleas (Greek, 1879-1928)
Ruelle à Mytilène
signé en grec (en bas à gauche)
huile sur toile
53.5 x 70cm (21 1/16 x 27 9/16in).
Peint vers 1921-1923.
signed in Greek ( lower left)
oil on canvas
signé en grec (en bas à gauche)
huile sur toile
53.5 x 70cm (21 1/16 x 27 9/16in).
Peint vers 1921-1923.
signed in Greek ( lower left)
oil on canvas
Footnotes
Exposition
Athens, Academy of Athens, personal exhibition, March 1923.
Littérature
Patris newspaper, March 21, 1923 (discussed).
"A road on Mytilene, lined with quaint, wooden houses, a warbling water fountain on the corner, a tree leaning over the deserted road—all bathed in that blue-green colour that enlivens this tranquil architectural ensemble with a dreamy, enchanting spirit."1
In 1921-1923, C. Maleas, the great master of Greek landscape painting, remained on the island of Mytilene, producing several of his most mature works. In his monograph on the artist, Professor A. Kotidis notes: "In the output from his Mytilene period, we can perceive the distance Maleas covered since 1910.2 His fervent temperament has been replaced by serene contemplation. Some works reveal the artist's intention to convey to the viewer a sense of solitude, the lack of human presence from both the natural and man-made environment, the dominance of the natural over the human."3
1 M. Kalamas, Patris newspaper, 21.3.1923.
2 Compare lot 87
3 A. Kotidis, Constantinos Maleas [in Greek], Athens 2000, pp. 181, 185.