Collection's title

On the Table, 1939

On the Table, 1939
On the Table, 1939
Artist
Velissaridis Yiorgos
(Trapezounta 1909 – Athens 1994)
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Velissaridis Yiorgos
(Trapezounta 1909 – Athens 1994)

The Forest of Pholloe (1937) and On the Table (1939) are two early works of Yiorgos Velissaridis. These are subjects which belong to the groups of landscapes and still lifes which date from his first period of creativity, from 1935 to around 1950. This was a time at which the artist was still exploring his capabilities in approaching a variety of subjects. Thus it is possible to distinguish a series of landscapes (Mount Athos, Karpenisi, Olympus, Roumeli, Santorini, Mytilene, Chalkida), compositions on subjects taken from life and everyday routine in the countryside (harvesting, fishing, boatbuilding, mining), and exuberant still lifes. In these groups the routes attempted in a quest for a personal style are easy to follow, and it is this, in any event, which makes these engravings so interesting.

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Υλικό
Wood-engraving
Dimensions
30X29
Source
Gift of Dimitrios D. Tsamis
Description
On the Table, also carved in upright wood, is a composition of considerable density, but one which is not particularly balanced. The host of vertical features (bottle, jug, carafe) prevent the composition from spreading on the background, while the presence of many further features in the background (basket of fruit, vase of flowers) does not allow the objects in the foreground to dominate the space. Of course, the possibilities provided by carving on upright wood, with the small points, the fine lines, and the dense patches, favour a detailed rendering of the objects and lend them lightness.