Framed porcelain – Gyzis

Porcelain plate in a wooden frame, inspired by Nikolaos Gyzis (1842-1901), Harmony, 1893 (detail), from the Greek Collection

The story behind this artwork:
'Painted two years before his last trip to his homeland, it was produced in the context of an art competition organised to mark the centenary of the German piano manufacturers Rud. Ibach Sohn, in 1894. Gyzis, who was proclaimed the winner with Harmony, had also painted this work as a unique approach to the subject'

The above text is an excerpt from the 'Director's Choice' publication, 2021