Collection's title

Yannena

Yannena
Yannena
Artist
Malamos Costas
(1913-2007)
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Υλικό
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
65X80
Source
Gift of George Al. Tsatsos
Description
Metsovo, Monastery of St Nicholas and Yannena are images from his beloved Epirus, Malamos's place of origin, which he never abandoned except for his residence in Athens after finishing his studies at the School of Fine Arts. Both works belong to the post-1970 decades, a period at which his individual style, particularly in the rendering of buildings, had already taken shape. In Yannena, the melancholy of the countryside in winter is conveyed by shades of blue and grey with the bare trees reflected in the waters of the lake, while in the background the houses of the city, also grey, contribute to the dejection of the landscape. The intention of rendering the atmosphere of an icy day in Epirus distances the work from a picturesque representation, turning it into a 'psychobiographical' landscape.