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Greek, b.1935
Le Mystérieux Paradis
oil on canvas
1969
signed and dated 69 upper left
130 x 162 cm
Provenance
Christie’s, 16 Dec 1997
London, United Kingdom
THE GREEK SALE
Lot number 114
Illustrated on page 108 of the catalogue
Note
signed on reverse, A. Fassianos
label on the reverse, Galerie Paul Facchetti, 17 Rue De Lille-Paris, Paris
Auteur: A. Fassianos
Titre: Le Mystérieux Paradis
130 x 162 cm
Fassianos was born in Athens.
He studied violin at The Athens Conservatory and painting at The School of Fine Arts between 1956 and 1960 at the studio of Yannis Moralis.
Between 1962 and 1964 he attended courses in lithography at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Clairin and Dayez, on a scholarship from the French government. In 1966 he moved to Paris, and since 1974 has lived and worked between Paris and Athens.
Since his first solo show in Athens in 1959 Alecos Fassianos has had more than seventy further solo shows in Athens, Thessaloniki, Paris, Munich, Tokyo, Hamburg, Zurich, Milan, Beirut, Stockholm, London and elsewhere.
He has also dealt with engraving, poster design and theatrical set design, working primarily with the National Theatre of Athens. He has also published his own texts, prose and poetry.
The characteristic style of Fassianos was formed in the early 60s. He draws his subjects from Greek myths, Fayum portraiture, Byzantine icons and the shadow theatre. His figures are known for their voluptuousness and the luminosity of colour, highlighting the sensuality and the immense pleasure of everyday life.
He studied violin at The Athens Conservatory and painting at The School of Fine Arts between 1956 and 1960 at the studio of Yannis Moralis.
Between 1962 and 1964 he attended courses in lithography at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Clairin and Dayez, on a scholarship from the French government. In 1966 he moved to Paris, and since 1974 has lived and worked between Paris and Athens.
Since his first solo show in Athens in 1959 Alecos Fassianos has had more than seventy further solo shows in Athens, Thessaloniki, Paris, Munich, Tokyo, Hamburg, Zurich, Milan, Beirut, Stockholm, London and elsewhere.
He has also dealt with engraving, poster design and theatrical set design, working primarily with the National Theatre of Athens. He has also published his own texts, prose and poetry.
The characteristic style of Fassianos was formed in the early 60s. He draws his subjects from Greek myths, Fayum portraiture, Byzantine icons and the shadow theatre. His figures are known for their voluptuousness and the luminosity of colour, highlighting the sensuality and the immense pleasure of everyday life.
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