Lot 44
  • 44

NIKOS HADJIKYRIAKOS-GHIKA | The Valley from the Mountain

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika
  • The Valley from the Mountain
  • signed and dated GHIKA / 58 lower right
  • oil on board
  • 33 by 41cm., 13 by 16n.

Provenance

Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York
Purchased from the above by the present owner in 1984

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Cahiers d’Art, Ghika, 1958
New York, Alexander Iolas Gallery, Ghika, 1958

Literature

Anina Valkana, Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika. His paintings (To zografiko tou ergo), Athens, 2011, p. 292, no. 268, illustrated

Condition

The board is flat, even and ensuring a stable support. There are two pinhead-size nail holes visible to the far upper left and far lower right corner, and one diagonal line of stable craquelure to the upper left of the composition. Ultra-violet light reveals no sign of retouching. The work is in good original condition and ready to hang. Presented in a gilt frame with a beige inner slip.
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