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99 - SPYROS VASSILIOU (1902–1985)
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SPYROS VASSILIOU (1902–1985) Athens signed in Greek and dated “78” (bottom center) acrylic and gold and silver leaf on canvas 100 cm. diameter (39.37 in. diameter) Painted in 1978 acrylic and gold and silver leaf on canvas Footnotes: Provenance The artist’s estate, Athens. Private collection, Athens. Sotheby’s London, The Greek Sale, May 17, 2010, lot 22. Acquired from the above sale by the present owner. Exhibitions Athens, Ethousa Technis Athinon, Spyros Vassiliou, *This is Athens, the Erstwhile City*, November 20 – c. December 15, 1978. Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland in collaboration with the National Gallery—Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Contemporary Greek Painters and Printmakers, 1979, no. 59 (illustrated in the exhibition catalog). Larissa, Municipal Gallery—Y.I. Katsigras Museum, Spyros Vassiliou, October 4–24, 1984. Thessaloniki, Spyros Vassiliou 1930–1985, retrospective exhibition, XXX Dimitria—Port Authority Warehouse 1, October 16–November 30, 1995 (listed in the exhibition leaflet, no. 47, and illustrated in the exhibition catalog, p. 91). Athens, Municipal Gallery, “Athens by Spyros Vassiliou,” December 13, 1995–January 30, 1996 (illustrated in the exhibition catalog). Athens, Gazi—Building D7, Visual Arts Tribute to the 20 Years of the Panhellenic Cultural Movement, November 10–17, 1997 (illustrated in the exhibition catalog). Literature Spyros Vassiliou 1928–1978, Athens 1978 (illustrated). H. Kambouridis, Spyros Vassiliou, Exhibitions, Ikaros Editions, Athens 1982, pp. 217, 231 (illustrated). Epifaneia 1962–1992, Athens 1992, p. 15 (illustrated). I. Orati, Spyros Vassiliou, Contemporary Greek Artists series, Ta Nea editions, Athens 2009, pp. 58, 59 (illustrated). A. Malama, I. Lakidou (eds.), Spyros Vassiliou’s Studio, Athens c. 2004, p. 47 (illustrated). T. Spiteris Archive, Teloglion Foundation of Arts AUTh, no. GR TITSpit f104_219 (illustrated). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Items subject to the artist’s resale royalty, payable by the buyer. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com
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