1983, Signed, Original Etching, Giorgos Varlamos, Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek Art

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Original Etching

Hand Signed and dated (1983)

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Georgios Papanikolaou

Georgios Papanikolaou (1883 – 1962) was a Greek physician, zoologist and microscopist who was a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the pap smear for detection of cervical cancer.

 

Giorgos Varlamos (1922 – 2013) was a Greek painter and engraver. He studied and worked with all types of engraving. In addition to engraving, however, he illustrated over 200 books, as well as various posters with social content. He participated in international exhibitions, having been awarded in many of them, while in 1995 he was honored with a prize from the Academy of Athens.