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92.1 Alexandros ALEXANDRAKIS nude
92.1 Alexandros ALEXANDRAKIS nude 92 ALEXANDRAKIS - Nude face down
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Alexandros ALEXANDRAKIS
Greek, 1913-1968

Nude face down I (arms as pillow)
Red crayon on paper

1952
signed lower right
21 x 32 cm


Provenance

collection of the artist estate
acquired by the present owner, U.K.


Exhibited

Alexandros Alexandrakis The Nude, Gallery K, London, 27 November 1997 - 10 January 1998
Alexandros Alexandrakis The Nude, Gallery K, Nicosia, 4 December 1999 - 20 January 2000


Literature

Alexandrakis Alexandros, The Nude, 1998, Gallery K, p. 102 (illustrated)




sold for € 1 457.04


Alexandros Alexandrakis was born in Athens in 1913.
He graduated from The School of Fine Art, Athens in 1937, having won all the major art awards; those of Portrait, Nude, Semi-nude and Composition. His achievements are considered unique in the history of the annual prize of the school.

Alexandrakis is an artist of international repute, having forged a strong reputation in the USA where he regularly submitted work to The Guggenheim in New York for its annual exhibition.
In 1950 he submitted two works for the design of a poster for the Marshall Plan, organised by the American Government. He won the first and second prize.

His work can be found in many public and private collections in Greece and Cyprus. Notably at The National Gallery Greece, The Municipality of Athens, The State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art, The Leventis Gallery, The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre Foundation.

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