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Lot 122
The Churchill Centenary Silver Medals - Ltd and Numbered Edition Collection Minted by John Pinches Ltd. Issued 1974 only. A Complete Set of 24 Sterling Silver Medals, Depicting The Life of Sir Winston Churchill Housed In a Leather Bound Commemorative Binder. All Sterling Silver Coins ( 24 ) and Still In Capsules. Combined Gross Weight 624 grams. Uncirculated Condition.
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Alexandros KALOUDIS Greek, 1850/1853 -1923 Still life with watermelon signed upper right oil on canvas 39 x 57 cm PROVENANCE private collection, Athens Alexandros Kaloudis studied painting, for ten years, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. There he was taught by A. Cabanel and Magnan. In February 1886 he was appointed a professor at the School of Fine Art, Athens where he taught in various positions up and until 1916. Kaloudis worked on portraiture and composition, but his great passion being still life with either fruit or sweet, where he excelled. His work is influenced from the work of G. Courbet. Masterful composition, precision of line and colour coordination are elements that characterise his work. A master of academic work, he creates beautiful atmospheric works expressed from the subtle use of colour. All parts in his compositions merge together in a poetic manner. Kaloudis participated in a number of prestigious international group exhibitions such as: the 1876, 1877, 1878 and 1880 Salon des Artists Vivants, Paris, the 1878 Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris and the 1903 Alexandria Exhibition. His works are found in many private and public collections such as: The National Gallery, Athens, The Municipal Gallery, Athens, The Koutlides Collection and The Leventis Gallery.
Lot 49
Nikiforos LYTRAS Greek, 1832 -1904 The artist signed lower right pencil on paper 13.5 x 7.5 cm PROVENANCE private collection, Athens acquired by the present owner in 1976 from the son of Constantinos Maleas, Fotinos Maleas, as a set of three drawings in one frame. The original frame bears an inscription on the reverse. these drawings were verified by Dr Nelli Missirli. Other works from the same collection by Nikiforos Lytras are illustrated in the book of Lytras by Dr Nelli Missirli. Nikiforos Lytras was born on the island of Tinos in 1832. At the age of eighteen he moved to Athens to study at The School of Fine Arts, where he completed his studies in 1856. Later in 1860 on a scholarship from the Greek government he went to Munich to study at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts. There, he was taught by Karl von Piloty. During that period Lytras focused on historically themed paintings. His subjects were inspired by Greek Mythology and history. In the summer of 1865 before returning to Greece he met Nicholaos Gysis in Munich and together they studied the masterpieces of German Museum collections. On his return to Athens, Lytras became a professor at The Athens School of Fine Arts in the department of painting, a position he held for the remainder of his life. Together with Nicholaos Gysis, he travelled to Asia Minor in 1873 and Paris in 1876. After returning to Greece, Lytras worked on portraiture, still life and everyday scenes. Lytra’s paintings on everyday life correspond with the ideology against the ruling class at the time. His trips to Asia Minor and Egypt informed his paintings in depicting children of colour and other elements of Anatolia. During the final period of his life he painted many scenes that explored aging, loneliness and fear of death. In 1879 he married Irene Kyriakidi, the daughter of a tradesman from Smyrna, together they had six children. Lytras was one of the greatest Greek painters. His contribution in almost forty years of teaching was also of great importance, as he not only influenced younger generations, but was involved in the school’s restructuring. Lytras died at the age of 72 (in 1904), after a brief illness that is believed to have been caused by chemicals found in paint.
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