Coastal landscape, c. 1940-1945

Coastal Landscape must have been painted on Skopelos, where the artist lived in seclusion in the last years of his life. The scene is depicted by free design and with colours which are stressed by the reflections of the morning sun. Outstanding focuses of composition - tall and low trees, a bell-tower, a cottage, the sea, clouds - produce a pleasing impression, at the same time providing a striking dynamic of colour contrast.