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Lot 54
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Alexandros ALEXANDRAKIS

Greek, 1913 – 1968

Seascape, c. 1950

oil on canvas

signed lower right
57 x 103 cm
74 x 120 cm (with frame)

Provenance

Artist’s family collection, Greece

Estimate

€ 3 000 – 5 000

Sold for € 4 765.96

The final sale price includes buyer's premium, VAT and artist's resale right (if applicable)

Notes

Alexandrakis 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 1950 he submitted two works for the design of a poster for the Marshall Plan, organized by the American Government. He won the first and second prize.

Seascape is a rare thematic work for Alexandrakis, the turbular nature of the sea and skyscape of the work perhaps reflects the mood of the veteran artist after having served in the Second World War.

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 and The Hellenic War Museum.