"Energy", 1995
By Petros (Papavassiliou) (1928-2014)
Oil on canvas, 100Χ140 cm.
Inv. No.: P-96

PETROS (PAPAVASSILIOU) (1928-2014)

Born in Athens, Petros (Papavassiliou) studied at the School of Fine Arts (1949-1955) with Yannis Moralis (painting) and Yannis Kefallinos (etching). Subsequently, with the help of an Italian scholarship he continued his studies in Perugia (1958) and Urbino – Milan (1959-1966).  He had his first one-man exhibition at Perugia (1958).  Other solo and group shows followed both in Greece and abroad.  Starting from a surrealist frame, his work shows the ever moving philosophical quest of the Pre-Socrates era that inspired him so much. Petros (Papavassiliou) passed away in Milan (2014).

P.D.Cangelaris, Reflections upon Greek Contemporary Painting, The Cangelaris Collection, vol.2, Athens 1999