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"The
Joy of Liberty", 1989
By Jeanne Persaki
(1921-2008)
Oil on canvas, 120Χ90 cm.
Inv. No.: P-99
"The
Clown", 1995
By Jeanne Persaki
(1921-2008)
Oil on canvas, 130Χ100 cm.
Inv. No.: P-100
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JEANNE
PERSAKI (1921-2008)
Born in
Athens, Jeanne Persaki
started working at the early age of eight with artists Eleftheria
Stathopoulou, Phanis Galanos and Dimitris Davis.
She continued her studies in Paris
(1946-1955), initially at the
workshop of Fernand Léger (painting)
and later at the École des Beaux Arts (fresco)
with the help of a French
government scholarship, while at the same time she attended lessons in
painting, design and ceramics, worked at the workshops of André Lhote and Georges Souverbie and
studied at the Academy Grande
Chaumière. Having
participated in group shows already since
1945, she had her
first solo exhibition in Athens (1955). Since then she has presented paintings and
ceramics in
one-woman and group exhibitions both in Greece and abroad. From
1957 to 1982 she organized and directed the painting and etching
workshops of Y.W.C.A. Athens as well. She has also
created ceramic surfaces and frescos on central buildings in Athens and
Piraeus. Her work is abstract with
distinct cubist quests. She is the mother
of painter Eva
Persaki.
Jeanne Persaki passed away in Athens (2008).
P.D.Cangelaris,
Reflections upon Greek Contemporary Painting, The Cangelaris
Collection, vol.2,
Athens 1999
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