AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED KYLIX

ATTRIBUTED TO THE BRYGOS PAINTER, CIRCA 480 B.C.

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AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED KYLIX
ATTRIBUTED TO THE BRYGOS PAINTER, CIRCA 480 B.C.
The tondo decorated with a rear view of a young man, looking right, wearing a floral wreath, himation slung over his shoulders, hanging down to reveal his back and buttocks, carrying a basket of food in his right hand, and notched staff in his left, an inscription in the field, 'HO PAIS KALOS' (the youth is beautiful), encircled within a band of meander and cross-squares
10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm.) diam. incl. handles

Provenance

with Galerie Segredakis, Paris, 1960s.
Private collection, Switzerland.

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Lot Essay

Together with Douris, Onesimos and Makron, the Brygos painter was one of the leading cup-painters of the first generation after the Pioneers. Of all the artists active at this time, the Brygos Painter demonstrates some of the most innovative and audacious poses based on observations of nature. He is especially adept at portraying situations from everyday life; for example, this cup shows a beautiful young Athenian on his way to a symposium. Based on current scholarship, he painted a broad range of subjects and seems to have been trained in the workshop of Onesimos. His compositions are well-balanced, bold, and highly expressive. Cf. M. Robertson, The Art of Vase Painting in Classical Athens, Cambridge, 1992, pp. 93-100.

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