Monemvasia
Artist
Konstantinos Maleas
(1879 - 1928 )
Date1924-28
MediumOil on cardboard
Dimensions23.9 x 23.8 cm
Collection No230
DescriptionAn
innovator in Greek painting and predominantly a painter of landscapes,
Konstantinos Maleas developed a personal artistic idiom building on
impressionist and post-impressionist elements from the Nabis and the Fauves, as
well as his first-hand contact with the landscapes of the Orient. In "Monemvasia", the
flattening of forms is more manifest, with solid, plain colours and clear-cut
outlines. Also of crucial importance is the intensity of the light, directly
and vividly conveying the sense of Greek landscape.