Bidspirit auction | Work by Nikos Kessanlis—mixed media.

Work by Nikos Kessanlis—mixed media. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Yannis Moralis and, at the same time, worked in the studios of N. Nikolaou and G. Spyropoulos. In 1955, he settled in Italy, where he worked until 1960, participating in the Art Informel movement and abstract expressionism. He was a founding member of the MEC-ART movement. From then until 1981, he lived and worked in Paris, after which he returned to Greece to serve as a professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts. In 1991, he was elected dean of the Athens School of Fine Arts for a four-year term. In 1988, he represented Greece at the Venice Biennale. In 2000, he created the artwork *Queue* for the Omonia Metro Station. Please consult an art expert. The auction house has not conducted any research. Dimensions: Frame – 45 x 37 cm; artwork – 31 x 23 cm.