Portrait of Eleftherios Venizelos, before 1936

In spite of the fact that Portrait of Eleftherios Venizelos differs from the familiar subject-matter of the Gounaropoulos, the work is marked by an inner mood and atmosphere. Liberation from the insistent reproduction of the image leads the painter to the depiction of gifts typical of the great leader, such as calm or concentration. The work must have been painted before 1936, the date when the Patris newspaper closed and Eleftherios Venizelos died.