Description
Sevastianos Kourkoulos (Greek, 1913-1984)
Spetses, executed circa 1960s.
Watercolor on paper, 28.50 x 39 cm (unframed).
Signed in Greek lower left.
Provenance: The family of the artist
Notes: Born in Armenades, Corfu, in 1913, he was one of Greece’s distinguished watercolorists and naturalist painters. A pupil of Angelos Giallinas, he was also influenced by the work of Emilios Prosalentis and Vikentios Bokatsiambis. In 1931, he moved to Athens to study at the Athens School of Fine Arts. Best known for his highly naturalistic landscapes and still lifes, particularly seascapes and olive trees, he exhibited extensively in Greece and abroad and participated in eleven Panhellenic Art Exhibitions. His works are held in public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Greece. He died in 1984.