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Greek, 1913 - 1968
Woman thinking
etching
signed lower right and numbered lower left
etching, ED 12/50
1943
7 x 16 cm
43.5 x 39 cm (w/frame)
Provenance
estate of the artist, Athens
private collection, Greece
Literature
Alexandrakis, The Nude, Gallery K, London, 1998, p.132, illustrated
NOTE
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 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 Marshal Plan, organised by the American Government. He won the first and second prize.
Seated Female Nude III is a celebration of the female form, the Ideal as well as the real. His striving for an Ideal form shows a preoccupation with the meaning of Beauty. The posture of the body being so elegantly rendered is characteristic of his work.
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.
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 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 Marshal Plan, organised by the American Government. He won the first and second prize.
Seated Female Nude III is a celebration of the female form, the Ideal as well as the real. His striving for an Ideal form shows a preoccupation with the meaning of Beauty. The posture of the body being so elegantly rendered is characteristic of his work.
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.
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