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Forest of Pholloe, 1937

Forest of Pholloe, 1937
Forest of Pholloe, 1937
Artist
Velissaridis Yiorgos
(Trapezounta 1909 – Athens 1994)
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Velissaridis Yiorgos
(Trapezounta 1909 – Athens 1994)

A painter and print-maker. He came to Greece in 1922, where he studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Professor K. Parthenis and print-making under Professor G. Kefalinos. In 1939 he went to work at the V. Papachrysanthou lithographic establishment  for two years. He travelled abroad extensively and furthered his knowledge. He was employed at the Institute for the Printing of Paper Money and Securities of the Bank of Greece, where he provided the prints for many bank notes.

He also illustrated books and made prints for postage stamps. The themes in his work were originally drawn from everyday life, with a preference for domestic scenes and landscapes, but after 1950 he focused on abstract subjects and experimented with colour.

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Υλικό
Wood-engraving
Dimensions
18X10,5
Source
Gift of Dimitrios D. Tsamis
Description
The Forest of Pholloe, carved on upright wood, negotiates the problem of chiaroscuro through the black-and-white engraving, and, above all, the rendering of the very few bright clearings which can be seen in a fragmentary way in the very dark landscape of the forest. Starting out from the presence of the two figures in the background of the composition, Velissaridis designs the picture of the pathway and of the gigantic trees through an alternation of diagonal and horizontal patterns, while the few points where there is light have been created by the engraving of repeated fine striations and small dots on the entire surface. The single, very small, white surface frames the two figures, creating a limited horizon of light.