Landscape of Santorini
Artist
Vasos Germenis
(1896 - 1966 )
Date1935-1938
MediumOil on cardboard
Dimensions47.8 x 34 cm
Collection No276
DescriptionIn "Landscape of Santorini" by Vasos Germenis, it is the strong, harsh light that undertakes to realistically convey the intensity and heat of the island landscape. As in his other landscape views, Germenis seems to choose a perspective, gives him the freedom to encompass in his scope the seascape, the coast and the island’s steep cliffs with its characteristic white houses. Structured on a diagonal axis, the composition gives an impression of balance and completeness. At the same time, the artist uses large colour fields to shape the volumes, giving his work an abstractive feel, supported by colour and the brushwork.