Avramidis, Joannis Drei Figuren. 1977. Relief. Bronze mit goldbrauner Patina. Ca. 40 x 25,4 x 5,5 cm. Vorne an der Plinthe signiert (geritzt) und nummeriert (gestempelt) sowie mit dem Gießer- und Hera…

Austrian Post War Avramidis, Joannis Three figures. 1977. relief. Bronze with golden brown patina. Approx. 40 x 25.4 x 5.5 cm. Signed (incised) and numbered (stamped) on the front of the plinth and with the foundry and publisher's stamp. - Slightly dusty in the recesses, scattered light oxidation spots, hanging device verso top center, oxidized there in spots, overall very good. Quite excellent casting with even, in places effectively polished patina. One of 400 examples. - Cast by Venturi Arte, Bologna, published by EuroArt. - Avramidis' sculptural work concentrates on the human body, which becomes the measure of all things. Pursuing the question of its proportions and seeking a formula for a universally valid model of the human figure, Avramidis' artistic approach follows in the long-standing tradition of Leonardo da Vinci's and Albrecht Dürer's studies of proportions. His work is characterized by columnar standing figures that immediately evoke associations with antique sculptures. Constructed from clear, layered horizontal and vertical sections of the body, they are geometric on the one hand and organic on the other, due to the swelling outer contours that tangibly depict the curves of the body shape. Compact, reduced, clear and radiating an impressive austerity, his works assert themselves as "perfectly graspable form" in space (quoted from J. Avramidis, 1967). One of his best-known creations is the block-like group of figures "Polis" in front of the Berlin National Gallery, and he is represented in numerous collections worldwide. Relief. Bronze with gold-brown patina. At plint on the front signed (incised) and numbered (stamped) as well as with the caster's and publisher's stamp. - In deepenings stlightly dusted, isolated slight oxidisational spots, hanging device on verso's upper middle, there slight oxidization, all in all very good. Extremely superb cast with homogenous, mostly effectively polished patina. - One of 400 copies. - Cast by Venturi Arte, Bologna, publ. by EuroArt. - Avramidis' sculptural work focusses on the human body which becomes the measure of all things. Pursuing the question of its proportions and seeking a formula for a universally valid model of the human figure, Avramidis' artistic approach is in the tradition of Leonardo da Vinci's and Albrecht Dürer's proportion studies. His work is characterized by columnar standing figures that immediately evoke associations with antique sculptures. Constructed from clear, layered horizontal and vertical sections of the body, they are geometric on the one hand and organic on the other, due to the swelling outer contours that depict the curves of the body shape as if they could be felt. Compact, reduced, clear and radiating an impressive rigour, his works assert themselves as a 'perfectly graspable form' in space (quoted from J. Avramidis, 1967). One of his best-known creations is the block-like group of figures 'Polis' in front of the Berlin Nationalgalerie.