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Greek, 1916 -2009
Study of a male nude
pencil on paper
Signed and dated 1936 lower left
53 x 28 cm
Provenance
given by the artist to Vassilis Fotopoulos
private collection, Athens
Literature
Yiannis Moralis, edited by Vassilis Fotopoulos, Commercial Bank of Greece Group Of Companies, Athens 1988, p. 338, no 423, illustrated
Over the course of his career, Moralis was also involved in theatre sets and costume design for the Greek National Theatre and the Greek National Ballet. He also decorated architecture such as the façade of the Athens Hilton, the Metro Station ‘Panepistimiou’ and Athens Central Station.
He had been named Commander of the Royal Order of the Phoenix in 1965 and of the Order of Honour in 1999.
His work can be found in The National Gallery, Greece, The Municipal Gallery, Athens, The Municipal Gallery, Rhodes, The Leventis Gallery, The Averoff Gallery, The Vorres Museum, The Benaki Museum and many other public and private collections.
