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Constantinos Maleas (Greek, 1879-1928)
Côtes de Phaliron
signé en grec (en bas à droite)
huile sur carton dur
29 x 46.5cm (11 7/16 x 18 5/16in).
signed in Greek ( lower right)
oil on cardboard
signé en grec (en bas à droite)
huile sur carton dur
29 x 46.5cm (11 7/16 x 18 5/16in).
signed in Greek ( lower right)
oil on cardboard
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Provenance
Private collection, Athens.
Bonhams Greek Sale of 23 May 2006, lot 105.
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Entrusting his subject to the truth of vision, Maleas transformed an austere stretch of the Attic shoreline into a bold embrace of undulating shapes and forms. Vibrant colours, intense, richly-layered brushstrokes, sharp outlines, and daring juxtapositions of tonalities result in a dynamic and rhythmical work that conveys the artist's emotional response to the landscape. Following in the steps of Cezanne, he rendered the natural environment not only as coloured patterns of light, but also as a complex system of volume, mass and structure, venturing to penetrate into its inner world and discover its enduring character and essential content. The painting may have been included in the artist's "Attic Seashore" series shown at the Zappeion Hall in March 1920.