Rare, 2000 Poster, Greece, Nikolaos Ventouras, At Pantanassa in Corfu, Greek Art

Original Super Rare 

Poster from 2000

Νικόλαος Βεντούρας

Στην Παντάνασσα Κέρκυρας

Nikolaos Ventouras

At Pantanassa in Corfu

National Gallery and Alexandros Soutzos Museum, 2000

Dimensions approx. 48 cm x 33 cm

Nikolaos Ventouras (Νικόλας Βεντούρας; 1899 – 1990) was an important Greek artist and engraver. He drew his inspiration mainly from the local tradition of Corfu focusing on themes of the city life in the Corfu town, rural landscapes and the ships, using the human form only in complementary roles. Other thematic sections, but to a lesser extent, can be identified as his landscapes, the famous Constellations, impressive processions, religious performances and his completely abstract compositions. Color was used to accentuate his feeling and therefore it is not uncommon to find variations of his works with color. Furthermore, he used the visual styles of the European era with equivalent expressionist, surrealist and cubist elements, which are reflected in his works. In 1982, four of his prints were added to the British Museum department of Prints and Drawings with the famous Easter Procession from the Church of St Nicholas being one among them, along his personal favourites, The Bend in the Road.