Lot 2: Michalis Economou , Greek 1888-1933 La maison a la campagne oil on canvas

signed lower right oil on canvas

35.2 by 44.6cm., 13¾ by 17½in.

Henoch Zwirblanski, Paris (acquired from the artist); thence by descent to the present owner, son-in-law of the above

We are grateful to Aphrodite Kouria for confirming the authenticity of this work.
'All the subjects of Economou's work are taken from nature. In his earliest paintings - landscapes mainly from the South of France but also from Greece - the weathered walls of the houses and mills, the arches of the old bridges and the rocks are "structured" with dull or greyish tones, splashed uninhibitedly but with a masterful touch on card, linen or canvas, sometimes almost sculpted, at other times as if wiped smooth' (Aphrodite Kouria, 'Michalis Economou: An Individualistic Interpreter of Greek Landscapes', Zygos, Athens, 1983, p. 44).