Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997)

Stassis #5

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Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997)
Stassis #5
signed 'Stamos' (lower left); signed again, titled and dated '"STASSIS" #5 STAMOS 1961' (on the stretcher bar)
acrylic on canvas
51 1/8 x 51 in. (129.9 x 129.5 cm.)
Painted in 1961.

Provenance

Private collection, Texas, 1963

Lot Essay

"Stamos' paintings always begin from the most personal approach, and, through the painting process, aim at transforming his innermost emotions into an expression of the timeless qualities which unite human experience"
(B. Cavaliere, Theodoros Stamos, exh. cat., New York, April 1981, n.p.).

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