Nikolaus Gysis Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nikolaus Gysis Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 05, 2024
GYSIS Nikolaus (1842-1901) ‘’Portrait of an old man’
Est: €800 - €1,500
Inks on cardboard 40x30 cm bearing signature at the back and initials b.r
Hellenic Auctions
Nov. 20, 2024
NICHOLAOS GYSIS (1842-1901) Etudes pour L'apothéose de la Baviere(Three pieces)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
NICHOLAOS GYSIS (1842-1901) Etudes pour L'apothéose de la Baviere(Three pieces) a) Esprit signé ' N.Gysis' et inscrit en bas au centre pastel et fusain sur papier Canson 40 x 30cm. (15 3/4 x 11 13/16in.) signed ' N.Gysis' and inscribed lower centre pastel and graphite on Canson paper b) Mains sans rênes signé ' N.Gysis' sur le coté droit pastel sur papier 31 x 18,5cm. (12 3/16 x 7 1/16in.) signed ' N.Gysis' on the right side pastel on paper c) Mains avec rênes signé ' N.Gysis' sur le coté droit pastel sur papier 30 x 25cm. (11 13/16 x 9 13/16in.) signed ' N.Gysis' on the right side pastel on paper
Bonhams
Nov. 20, 2024
NICHOLAOS GYSIS (1842-1901) Fuite après le massacre de Psara
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
NICHOLAOS GYSIS (1842-1901) Fuite après le massacre de Psara signé des initiales ' N.G.' en bas au centre et inscrit au revers huile sur toile 37,5 x 30,5 cm. (14 9/16 x 11 13/16in.) signed with the initials ' N.G.' lower centre and inscribed on the reverse oil on canvas
Bonhams
Nov. 16, 2024
Nikolaus Gysis, Portrait of a Young Girl
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Signed centre left: N. Gysis One of the artist's daughters may have modelled for this painting. Gysis created numerous portraits of children, often his own. The picture is probably still in its original decorative frame. In the lower area of the painting there are larger, clearly visible restorations after damage up to a height of around 8 cm.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Sep. 28, 2024
GYSIS NICOLAS (1842 - 1901) 19th Cent. Greek oil o…
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
19th Cent. Greek oil on an oval painter's palette with a man's portrait (maybe a self-portrait) - signed (on the back) Nicolas Gysis / attributed to GYSIS NICOLAS (1842 - 1901) (Griekse school) olieverfschilderij op ovaal schilderspalet (met barstje) met een mansportret, mogelijk een zelfportret - 31 x 20,4 getekend op de achterkant / toegeschreven aan
DVC
May. 30, 2024
GYZIS Nickolaus (1842-1901) Study for «The Painting»
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
Signed mixed media 28x33 cm
Hellenic Auctions
Apr. 24, 2024
NICHOLAOS GYSIS (1842-1901) Agriculteur de Tinos
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
NICHOLAOS GYSIS (1842-1901) Agriculteur de Tinos signé ' N. Gysis' en bas à gauche huile sur panneau 41 x 31 cm. (16 1/8 x 12 3/16in.) signed ' N. Gysis' lower left oil on panel
Bonhams
Apr. 24, 2024
NICHOLAOS GYSIS (1842-1901) Stilleben, Nelken
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
NICHOLAOS GYSIS (1842-1901) Stilleben, Nelken signé ' N. Gysis' en bas à gauche huile sur toile 77 x 63 cm. (30 5/16 x 24 13/16in.) signed ' N. Gysis' lower left oil on canvas
Bonhams
Dec. 14, 2023
Nicolaos GYZIS (1842-1901) Hestia
Est: €26,000 - €36,000
signed lower right and on verso: N. Gysis
Vergos Auctions P.C.
Dec. 14, 2023
Nicolaos GYZIS (1842-1901) The Slave Market
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
The final work is in the National Gallery Alexandros Soutsos Museum, Inv. Number: Π553.
Vergos Auctions P.C.
Dec. 07, 2023
GYZIS Nickolaus (1842-1901) ‘Dance lesson’
Est: €600 - €900
Signed drawing in pencil charcoal and gouach laid in special acid-free cardboard 30x22 cm
Hellenic Auctions
Nov. 22, 2023
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Mère au berceau (signed and monogrammed (lower right) oil on panel)
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Mère au berceau signé 'N. Gysis' et monogramme 'N.G' (en bas à droite) huile sur panneau 73 x 58cm (28 3/4 x 22 13/16in). signed and monogrammed (lower right) oil on panel
Bonhams
Jul. 12, 2023
GYZIS NIKOLAOS (1842 - 1901) Female portrait
Est: €800 - €1,200
GYZIS NIKOLAOS (1842 - 1901). Female portrait. Signed in the centre.. Cm 45,00 x 56,00.
Capitolium Art
Jun. 14, 2023
GYZIS NIKOLAOS (1842 - 1901) Female portrait
Est: €1,200 - €1,800
GYZIS NIKOLAOS (1842 - 1901). Female portrait. Signed in the centre.. Cm 45,00 x 56,00.
Capitolium Art
May. 25, 2023
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Mère au berceau (signed and monogrammed (lower right) oil on panel)
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Mère au berceau signé 'N. Gysis' et monogramme 'N.G' (en bas à droite) huile sur panneau 73 x 58cm (28 3/4 x 22 13/16in). signed and monogrammed (lower right) oil on panel
Bonhams
May. 25, 2023
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Bestrafung eines Hühnerdiebs in Smyrna/ Punition d'un voleur de poulet à Smyrna (Peint en 1873.signed (lower left) oil on canvas)
Est: €300,000 - €500,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Bestrafung eines Hühnerdiebs in Smyrna/ Punition d'un voleur de poulet à Smyrna signé 'N. Gysis' (en bas à gauche) huile sur toile 137 x 106cm (53 15/16 x 41 3/4in). Peint en 1873. signed (lower left) oil on canvas
Bonhams
Nov. 30, 2022
Nicolaos GYSIS (1842-1901) The vow (1875)
Est: €200,000 - €250,000
signed right in the main subject: N. Gyzis / Munchen In 1875, Gyzis painted one of his most iconic works, The vow. It is a moral scene portraying the journey of a young girl until the remote chapel, supported by her mother, in order to fulfil her vow. The chain with the heart-shaped amulet that she is holding in her hands implies that the vow has to do with her lost fiance. The sorrow of the young woman is reflected in the dim colours of the sky and the barren dark setting, in which she walks barefoot. Her face, however, is shining, from a light which comes from an unknown source, which produces an exceptionally intense moment. She is undoubtedly the protagonist of the love drama. At this sad moment it seems that the only help she gets is from religion and her elderly mother who helps her reach the chapel. The painter produced three variations of the same subject (1874, 1875, 1886), a proof of his love for highly dramatic everyday moments and, in particular, for people who are heartbroken. With The vow, Gyzis breaks the limits of mere moral scenes and of the German chromatic palette and uses a highly personal idiom that encompasses the link between Greek emotion and Faith. The painting was completed after a short trip he took to Greece and in December 1875 it was acquired by the English art dealer Wallis before its purchase by a private collector in Athens.
Vergos Auctions P.C.
Oct. 16, 2022
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Oil on Canvas
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Oil on Canvas Undated, signed lower left, depicting an elder, in a gold lacquered composition on wood frame having a brass label and a sticker to verso reading 'Konrad Barth & Comp. Munchen' Property from: Chicago North Shore Category: Fine Art > European Paintings Estimated Sale Time: 11:57 am CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs: Photograph #1 Photograph #2 Photograph #3 Photograph #4 Photograph #5 Photograph #6 Photograph #7 Photograph #8 Photograph #9 Last modified: September 28, 2022, 10:34 am
Leonard Auction
May. 18, 2022
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Nature morte (signed (lower right)oil on canvas)
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Nature morte signé 'N.Gysis' (en bas à droite) huile sur toile 28 x 21cm (11 x 8 1/4in). signed (lower right) oil on canvas For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 07, 2022
Nikolaus Gysis (Sklavohory 1842 - München 1901). Golgota.
Est: -
Oil/canvas, 81 x 131 cm, lo. ri. monogr. NG, rest. - Provenance: Swedish noble collection. - German history painter of Greek origin. G. studied at the Athens Polytechnic from 1854-1861. With the help of a travel scholarship he came to Germany and studied at the Munich academy from 1865, 1868-71 as a master pupil of Carl von Piloty. In 1888 he became a teacher at the Munich academy himself. G. also received monumental commissions such as the painting of the ceiling in the Museum of Decorative Arts in Kaiserslautern. Mus.: Munich (Neue Pinakothek), Kaiserslautern, Nuremberg. Lit.: Thieme-Becker.
Auktionshaus Stahl
Apr. 12, 2022
Portrait of a Child with a Toy (Attributed to Nikolaos Gyzis, 1842 - 1901)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
[?] Portrait of a Child with a Toy. Attributed to Nikolaos Gyzis (1842 - 1901). Oil on canvas. Unframed. Dimensions: 16 in (H) x 13.75 in (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Nov. 29, 2021
Nikolaos GYSIS (Greek) - Street with houses
Est: €600 - €1,000
TITLE: Street with houses pencil drawing on paper signed on the reverse, N. Gysis
Cypria Auctions
Nov. 24, 2021
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Carnaval à Athènes (signed with initials (upper middle)oil on panel)
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Carnaval à Athènes signé des initials 'N. G.' (en haut au centre) huile sur panneau 27 x 40.5cm (10 5/8 x 15 15/16in). signed with initials (upper middle) oil on panel For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 24, 2021
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) L'offrande (Peint en 1874.signed and dated (lower left)oil on canvas)
Est: €200,000 - €300,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) L'offrande signé et daté 'N.Gysis Muenchen 74' (en bas à gauche) huile sur toile 120 x 80cm (47 1/4 x 31 1/2in). Peint en 1874. signed and dated (lower left) oil on canvas For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 24, 2021
Nikolaus Gysis – Stillleben mit Rosen (Still life with roses)
Est: €18,000 - €24,000
Oil on wove, laid down on cardboard. 25.9 x 32 cm. Signed lower right. With a personal dedication on the reverse on the backing card "Künstlerschaft an den Prinzregenten Luitpold von Bayern von Prof. Nikolaus Gysis". Framed.
Karl & Faber
Jun. 17, 2021
Nikolaos GYZIS, attributed to (c.1842-1901) Family scene
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Nikolaos GYZIS, attributed to (c.1842-1901) Family scene
Vergos Auctions P.C.
May. 27, 2021
GYSIS Nikolaus (1842 -1901) ‘Still life with apples’
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Signed oil on canvas laid on new canvas 24x25 cm € 1.500 – 2.000
Hellenic Auctions
May. 27, 2021
GYZIS Nickolaus (1842-1901) ‘Dance lesson’
Est: €800 - €1,200
Signed drawing in pencil charcoal and pastel colours laid in special acid-free paperboard 30x22 cm € 800 –1.200
Hellenic Auctions
May. 27, 2021
Attributed to Nikolaus Gysis (Greek 1842-1901), Portrait of young child
Est: £500 - £800
Attributed to Nikolaus Gysis (Greek 1842-1901)Portrait of young childSigned with initials (lower right)Oil on board30 x 21.2cm (11¾ x 8¼ in.)UnframedSold with certificates of authenticity from Dr Alexander Rauch, 16 October 2002, and Dr Konstantinos Didaskalou, 14 February 2009.Provenance:Private Collection, GermanySale, Schloss Ahlden, 21 September 2002, lot1307.Private Collection, GermanySale, Martin Wendl, Rudolfstadt, 14 June 2008, lot 3491.Private Collection, GermanySale, Walter Ginhart, Tegernsee, 25 November 2017, lot 168.Sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 10 December 2019, lot 205.Nikolaus Gysis is one of the most highly regarded Greek artists of the 19th Century. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts and won a scholarship to Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and was a important member of the Munich School.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
May. 19, 2021
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Étude de tête d'une fille (signed with initials (lower right) charcoal and pencil on paper)
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Étude de tête d'une fille signé 'N. G.' (en bas à droite) fusain et mine de plomb sur papier 40 x 32.5cm (15 3/4 x 12 13/16in). signed with initials (lower right) charcoal and pencil on paper For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 19, 2021
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Un moment tendre (Peint en 1883signed (lower left) oil on panel)
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Un moment tendre signé 'N. Gysis' (en bas à gauche) huile sur panneau 40 x 32cm (15 3/4 x 12 5/8in). Peint en 1883 signed (lower left) oil on panel For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 26, 2021
NIKOLAUS GYSIS
Est: CHF8,000 - CHF10,000
NIKOLAUS GYSIS (Sklavohory 1842–1901 Munich) Portrait of a girl. Oil on canvas. Monogrammed lower right: NG. 26.5 × 22.5 cm. Expertise: Dr. Konstantinos Didaskalou, 7.6.2016 (copy available). Provenance: European private collection. --------------- NIKOLAUS GYSIS (Sklavohory 1842–1901 München) Porträt eines Mädchens. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten rechts monogrammiert: NG. 26,5 × 22,5 cm. Gutachten: Dr. Konstantinos Didaskalou, 7.6.2016 (in Kopie vorhanden). Provenienz: Europäischer Besitz. Mit verträumtem Blick dreht das junge Mädchen seinen Kopf zur linken Seite. Nikolaus Gysis porträtiert das Kind mit pastosem Farbauftrag vor dunklem Hintergrund. Mit skizzenhaften Pinselstrichen fängt er den Charakter des Mädchens ein und verleiht dem Bildnis Ausdruckskraft. Im Werk des Künstlers spielen Kinderporträts, unter denen sich auch zahlreiche Darstellungen seiner eigenen Kinder befinden, eine grosse Rolle. Wie viele griechische Künstler des 19. Jahrhunderts zieht es auch Nikolaus Gysis nach München. In der bayerischen Hauptstadt entwickelt sich seiner Zeit im Umkreis der Akademie der Bildenden Künste die Stilrichtung der Münchner Schule. Wichtiger Vertreter dieser Strömung ist der deutsche Maler Carl von Piloty (1826–1886), der Gysis 1868 in sein Meisteratelier aufnimmt und dessen Lehre prägend für den Stil des griechischen Künstlers wird.
Koller Auctions
Dec. 16, 2020
Nikolaus GYSIS (Greek), Greek Mansion
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
TITLE: Greek Mansion signed on the reverse N. Gysis
Cypria Auctions
Dec. 16, 2020
Nikolaus GYSIS (Greek), Street with Houses
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
TITLE: Street with Houses signed on the reverse N. Gysis
Cypria Auctions
Dec. 16, 2020
Nikolaus GYSIS (Greek), Greek Neighbourhood
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
TITLE: Greek Neighbourhood signed on the reverse N. Gysis
Cypria Auctions
Dec. 10, 2020
GYSIS Nikolaus (1842-1901) ‘’Art and its Spirits’ c1870s
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
Signed pastel & crayons on paper 26x21 cm € 2.500 – 3.000
Hellenic Auctions
Nov. 18, 2020
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Allegory of painting 18cm diameter (dimensions of paper 33.5 x 34.5 cm)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Allegory of painting indistinctly signed 'N.Gysis' (middle right) and with the estate's stamp (lower right) charcoal and pencil on paper 18cm diameter (dimensions of paper 33.5 x 34.5 cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 18, 2020
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) The palette of the artist 48 x 70 cm.
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) The palette of the artist signed 'N.Gysis' (lower center) and signed by other artists throughout the palette oil on wooden palette 48 x 70 cm. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 07, 2020
GYZIS NIKOLAUS (1842 - 1901) olieverfschilderij op doek : "Portret van een
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
GYZIS NIKOLAUS (1842 - 1901) olieverfschilderij op doek : "Portret van een jonge man" - 57 x 47 getekend en met certificaat van de enige "Gyzis"-kenner/expert, Dhr. M. Didaskalou English Translation 19th Cent. Greek Nikolaus Gyzis oil on canvas - signed and with certificate by Mr. Didaskalou, currently the only "Gyzis"-expert
DVC
Sep. 15, 2020
Nikolaus GYSIS (Greek), Grief
Est: €2,500 - €4,000
TITLE: Grief bronze c.1898 12.5 x 9.5 x 8 cm bronze, a posthumous cast, in a series of 20, from the original plaster model ED 6/20
Cypria Auctions
Jun. 04, 2020
GYSIS Nikolaus (1842 -1901) ’Aphrodite Aris Eros’
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Signed oil study on canvas laid on new canvas 25x16 cm € 1.500 – 2.500
Hellenic Auctions
May. 28, 2020
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Oriental man with beard 20 x 16.5 cm.
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Oriental man with beard signed 'N.Gysis' (middle right) oil on panel 20 x 16.5 cm. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 07, 2020
GYSIS,NIKOLAUS ZUGESCHRIEBEN(1842 SKLAVOHORY - 1901 MÜNCHEN)
Est: -
GYSIS, Nikolaus zugeschrieben (1842 Sklavohory - 1901 München) Grieche mit Dolchen in der Bauchbinde Ölstudie auf Leinwand. 53 x 38 cm.Gerahmt: 63 x 47 cm. Profilrahmen. Doubliert. Genre- und Monumentalmaler, Orientalist griechischer Herkunft. Studierte an der Akademie in München. Meisterschüler von Karl Theodor von Piloty. Bereiste Kleinasien. Seit 1888 Professor an der Münchner Akademie. Seine Entwürfe und die dazugehörigen Studien wurden schon zu seinen Lebzeiten geschätzt. * Partnerauktion Bergmann. Literatur: Thieme-Becker, Ludwig.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Sep. 24, 2019
Nikolaos GYSIS Tinos, 1842 - Munich, 1901 Portrait de jeune fille Huile sur carton,
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Nikolaos GYSIS Tinos, 1842 - Munich, 1901 Portrait de jeune fille Huile sur carton, plusieurs indications concernant probablement la provenance et une ancienne attribution à Defregger sur une ancienne étiquette au verso h: 24,50 w: 19 cm Provenance : Vente anonyme ; Munich, Neumeister Kunstauktionen, 2 décembre 2009, n°694 (comme attribué à Nikolaos Gysis) Estimation 8 000 - 12 000 €
Artcurial
Dec. 11, 2018
Nikolaus Gysis (1842-1901). Mère et son enfant dans un intérieur, huile sur toile, 29x19 c
Est: CHF5,000 - CHF7,000
Nikolaus Gysis (1842-1901) Mère et son enfant dans un intérieur, huile sur toile, 29x19 cm
Geneve Encheres
Nov. 21, 2018
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Red roses 26 x 20.6 cm.
Est: £7,000 - £9,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Red roses signed 'N.Gyzis' (lower right)oil on board26 x 20.6 cm.
Bonhams
Nov. 21, 2018
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Little girl 29 x 24 cm.
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
Nikolaos Gyzis (Greek, 1842-1901) Little girl signed 'N.Gysis' (upper left) oil on canvas 29 x 24 cm. Provenance: Mitarakis collection, Athens and thence by descent to the present owner.ExhibitedAthens, Nikolaos Gysis 1842-1901, The Great Master, National Gallery and A. Soutzos Museum, October 8 - December 10 2001, no. 37 (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, fig. 22, p. 42).LiteratureGreek Painters of the Nineteenth Century, E.K. Frantziskakis ed., Commercial Bank of Greece edition, Athens 1957, p. 93 (illustrated).Eikones magazine, no. 117, January 20-26, 1958, p. 31 (illustrated).The Greek Painters, vol. 1, From the 19th Century to the 20th, Melissa editions, Athens 1974, p. 153 (discussed).C. Christou, Greek Painting 1832-1922, National Bank of Greece edition, Athens 1981, p. 57 (discussed).A. Kouria, The Child in Modern Greek Art (1833-1922), Dodoni editions, Athens-Yannina, 1985, p. 238 (listed).N. Misirli, Gysis, Adam editions, Athens 1995, no. 70, p. 371 (listed), full page illustration (p. 125) and cover illustration.Kathimerini daily, Epta Imeres, March 3, 1997, p. 22 (discussed).Kathimerini daily, Epta Imeres, March 8, 1998, p. 30 (illustrated).Nikolaos Gysis 1842-1901, On the Occasion of the Centenary of his Death, 2001 Calendar, National Gallery and A. Soutzos Museum, Athens 2000 (illustrated).Y. Papaioannou, Nikolaos Gysis, Ta Nea editions, Athens 2006, p. 75 (discussed).Featured alone on the cover of Gysis' 1995 monograph and mounted prominently in the artist's 2001 major retrospective in Athens, this exquisite Bonhams picture is recognized by scholars as a masterpiece by the great exponent of 19th century Greek painting. In Melissa editions' The Greek Painters, the work is admired as "one of Gysis' finest children's portraits. Captured close up and in full frontal view, it shows only the girl's facial traits, while her head is wrapped in an enormous dark scarf."1 In a similar vein, Professor C. Christou noted that this head of a child is a Gysis masterpiece. Most of the girl's face is covered by a kerchief to lend more prominence to her eyes. Gysis manages to truly and masterfully convey on the painterly surface the child's very soul, her worries and innocence, the inner depth and honesty of character reflected in her beautiful green eyes.2 This close-up immediacy endows the picture with compelling energy, while the vigorous brushwork generates a sense of mobility and vitality that animates the sculpturesque calm of the sitter's posture. Reminiscent of Byzantine icons, the rigorously frontal image transforms the scarfed girl into a saint of an earthbound pantheon, while its captivating immediacy and resilient allure is a testament to Gysis' power of an imaginative transaction between the subject, the artist and the beholder.Synthesising Gysis' indebtedness to academic principles and his interest in venturing beyond clarity, likeness and descriptiveness to voice a strong artistic statement, this acute portrait shows no signs of idealisation, its unadorned beauty emanating from within, depending on honesty of representation, genuineness of character and purity of form. Impeccably painted in earth tones, highlighted by flashes of colour, solid outlines and lively brushstrokes, the work builds up a vibrant and moving image of remarkable expressive power. The generalised rendering and downplay of descriptive detail point to the artist's concern with purely pictorial issues, impelling the viewer to delve beyond the surface and seek the inner world of the young girl. 1. Y. Papaioannou, "Nikolaos Gysis (1842-1901)" [in Greek] in The Greek Painters, vol. 1, From the 19th Century to the 20th, Melissa editions, Athens 1974, p. 153. See also Y. Papaioannou, "Psychographic Portraits" [in Greek] in Nikolaos Gysis, Kathimerini daily - Epta Imeres, March 9, 1997, p. 22. 2. See C. Christou, Greek Painting 1832-1922, National Bank of Greece edition, Athens 1981, p. 57.
Bonhams
Nov. 08, 2018
Nikolaos GYSIS - Greek, 1842 -1901 | By the fire
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
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