ALEKOS FASSIANOS (Greece, 1935). Untitled, 1992,... Lot 26

ALEKOS FASSIANOS (Greece, 1935). Untitled, 1992, from the "Suite Olympic Centennial". Silkscreen on 270 grams Vélin d'Arches paper, copy 197/250. Signed and justified by hand. Size: 90 x 63 cm. The Olympic Suite is made up of 50 lithographs and silkscreen prints chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. Published to commemorate the first centenary of modern Olympism, the artists chosen are defined by different pictorial movements and trends. A leading contemporary Greek painter, Alekos Fassianos reached the maturity of his personal style in the 1960s, focusing his work on themes drawn from Greek myths, Fayum portraits, Byzantine icons and shadow theatre. Fassianos began his training at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1956-60), where he was taught by Yannis Moralis. He then moved to Paris thanks to a French government scholarship (1962-64), which enabled him to study lithography with Clairin and Caroline Chariot-Dayez. At the end of this period, the artist decided to remain in the French capital, although from 1974 he lived between Athens and Paris. Since his solo debut in 1959, Fassianos has held exhibitions of his work in Paris, Athens, Thessaloniki, Milan, New York, London, Tokyo and many other cities. Named a knight of the French Legion of Honour in 2013, he is currently represented in major public and private collections in Europe and America.