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Χωρίς τίτλο, by Caloutsis Valerios, unspecified, 1958

Χωρίς τίτλο

Caloutsis Valerios

1958

unspecified

From the collection of Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

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Overview

Χωρίς τίτλο is a 1958 unspecified by Caloutsis Valerios, a Abstract Expressionism work, held at Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.

Who painted this?
Caloutsis Valerios
When & what style?
1958 · Abstract Expressionism
Where can I see it?
Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

About this work

This watercolor shows swirling colors—browns, blues, and blacks—like faded echoes of a place. The brushstrokes feel rough, as if the artist wanted to erase what came before. You can almost feel the weight of memory in every mark. The artist worked in Greece in the 1950s, when abstract art was still new there. He layered thin, see-through washes of paint called glazing to build depth. It’s not a picture of anything real, but it suggests ruins or a dream. Look up Caloutsis Valerios (1927–2014) next.

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