GREEK ART BACK ON ITS FEET BUT PLENTY TO PROVE ITS WELL BEING
SOLD FOR 542, 000 THOUSAND POUNS
THE SALE AT BONHAMS ON 24TH NOVEMBER INCLUDES MANY OF THE TOP GREEK ARTISTS AMONG WHOM ARE PARTHENIS, GYSIS, ENGONOPOULOS, GHIKA, FASSIANOS ETC.
WE ADMIRE THE PARTHENIS WORK, “APOTHEOSIS OF ATHANASIOS DIAKOS” FOR ITS CONTENT, ITS MASTERLY EXECUTION, THE MAIN SUBJECT AND THE EXCELLENT PROVENANCE. CATALOGUING IS SUPERB AND WE HOPE THIS PAINTING ATTRACTS THE INTEREST IT DESERVES.
MORE ON THE SALE IN ANOTHER ARTICLE.
UPDATE 3.15 PM ON 24TH NOVEMBER
SALE OF GREEK ART IN PARIS MADE NEW STATEMENT. GREEK ART IS BACK TO PRE-ECONOMIC DISASTER LEVELS. MORE ON THE SALE LATER.
PETER CONSTANT
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