Lot 23 | NIKOS ENGONOPOULOS GREEK, 1910-85 ORPHEUS
Estimated Price:
$Realized Price:
$
What is this symbol? This symbol indicates that this auction hose has verified this price result.
signed and dated 67 l.r.
oil on canvas
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Athens
CATALOGUE NOTE
Engonopoulos trained at the Athens School of Fine Art under the tutelage of Constantinos Parthenis (see lots 3, 19, 24, 67-71) and Dimitrios Biskinis. A member of the 'Thirties Generation' and widely considered to be the founder of Greek surrealism, Engonopoulos depicted themes that seamlessly incorporated mythology and antiquity within a contemporary idiom. His depictions of male and female figures were filled with irony and humour.
fig 1: Nikos Engonopoulos, Poet in Piraeus, Sold: Sotheby's, The Greek Sale, 2 October 2002, lot 59
fig: 2: Nikos Engonopoulos, Solomos, Sold: Sotheby's, The Greek Sale, 16 November 2004, lot 36
Additional Lot Information & Condition Report
view moreAdditional Upcoming Lots
Catalog Information
Auction House
Sotheby's
We're Hiring!
