Collection's title
Nude, 1955

Nude, 1955
Artist
Theodoropoulos Angelos
( 1883-1965)
CV
Theodoropoulos Angelos
( 1883-1965)
There is a ten-year interval between the two works both entitled Olives (1935 – 1938, 1948). Angelos Theodoropoulos, who was particularly fond of the subject, had been concerned since 1930 with the depiction of the olive and the olive grove. By various techniques, woodcuts on upright or transverse wood, and later by means of copper engraving, he attempted to stress differing features on each occasion. To begin with, he was interested in light and strong contrasts, whereas later he insisted more on the description of individual details.

Υλικό
Soft ground etching
Dimensions
29,7X20,5
Source
Gift of Dimitrios D. Tsamis
Description
One of a series of nudes made in 1955, when Theodoropoulos was eploring the potential of the soft ground etching technique. The surface texture arising from the use of thw soft varnish resembles that of a drawing in crayon, and the use of a colour rahter like red chalkgives a finish suggestive of a drawing or a lithograph.