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Lot 2321
Two Cypriot Paintings by Greek Refugee Children
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Fourth quarter 20th century, tempera on paper, unsigned, the first depicts the Pentadktylos Mountains looming over a coastal village in northern Cyprus before the occupation of 1974. The verso notes it was painted by "Stefanos Stephanises, age 8" and, on the backing that it was "Donated by Andreas L. Evryviades, June 14, 1989" (DOA 22 x 30 in.), behind mat in metallic frame; the second is of an offshore battle in which fighter jets are attacking Turkish warships, the verso noting the artist as "age 13" (16.5 x 22.5 in.).

A Single-Owner Collection of Cypriot History & Culture from The Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, North Carolina

Some paint losses to the mountain scene.