Fotis Kontoglou (Greek, 1895-1965) Saint Jean Baptiste (Peint en 1944.signed and dated in Greek (lower left)egg tempera on panel)

Fotis Kontoglou (Greek, 1895-1965)
Saint Jean Baptiste signé et daté en grec (en bas à gauche)tempera à l'œuf sur panneau34.3 x 27.5cm (13 1/2 x 10 13/16in).Peint en 1944.signed and dated in Greek (lower left)egg tempera on panel

ProvenancePrivate collection, Athens.ExpositionAthens, National Gallery - Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Fotis Kontoglou, November 27, 1978 – January 1 / February 2, 1979, no. 73 (catalogued, p. 19, and illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, p. 42).LittératureKontoglou, in Memoriam, Astir-Papadimitriou editions, Athens 1975, p. 318 (listed).N. Zias, Photis Kontoglou, Painter, Commercial Bank of Greece edition, Athens 1993, p. 106, fn. 6 (mentioned).Pyrforos magazine, no. 17, January-February 1995, p. 7 (illustrated).