Giannoulis Chalepas Sold at Auction Prices

Giannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938) Angel of sorrow

signed in Greek on the lower part of the base

YIANNOULIS HALEPAS (1851-1938) Marianthi

YIANNOULIS HALEPAS (1851-1938) Marianthi signé en grec en bas à gauche plâtre 49 x 39 cm. (19 5/16 x 15 3/8in.) signed in Greek lower left plaster

Giannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938) Slaughterer

signed in Greek lower right, title upper right

Giannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938) Saint Dimitrios

signed in Greek and dated lower middle

Giannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938) Study for a nude

study for a sculpture on verso

Giannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938) Bust of Kalliopi Papadimitrakopoulou

Kalliopi Papadimitrakopoulou was a niece of Dimitrios Moutsopoulos, a sponsor of Halepas. The sculptor produced a marble version of this work and is the sole marble artwork he produced after his illness.

Giannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938) Hermes while resting

signed and dated on verso

HALEPAS Giannoulis (1851-1938) ‘Figure of a woman’

Signed & inscribed drawing study 22x19 cm € 250 - 400

Giannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938) ,Medea

signed in Greek lower left

Giannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938) , Konstantaras

titled in Greek lower right

Giannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938) , Hara

titled in Greek upper right

Yiannoulis Halepas (Greek, 1851-1938) The portraits of Mr and Mrs Vitali 25 x 19 cm each.

Yiannoulis Halepas (Greek, 1851-1938) The portraits of Mr and Mrs Vitali both signed in Greek (lower right) charcoal on paper 25 x 19 cm each. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

Yannoulis HALEPAS (1851-1938), Seated Man [1918-30]

Seated Man [1918-30]

Giannoulis HALEPAS, Young lady resting [1935]

signed

Giannoulis HALEPAS, Satyr and Eros VII [1918-24]

Giannoulis HALEPAS, a) Triptolemos in Africa b) Nestoridis

each titled low right

Giannoulis HALEPAS, Cognac [c. 1927]

Giannoulis HALEPAS, Hens thief [1918-1930]

signed in Greek on the base

Giannoulis HALEPAS, Woman with a chicken

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YIANNOULIS HALEPAS (Greek, 1851-1938)

YIANNOULIS HALEPAS (Greek, 1851-1938)

Yiannoulis Halepas (1851-1938) 20th C Drawing

Twentieth century classical scene drawing of figure and animal by Greek artist Yiannoulis Halepas (1851-1938). Dated 1933 and signed in Greek.

YANNOULIS  HALEPAS

GREEK 1851  -  1938 LE  SATYRE  ET  L'AMOUR  XI signed  in  Greek  and  dated  1933  on  the  base plaster height:  38cm.,  15in.

YANNOULIS HALEPAS

YANNOULIS HALEPAS GREEK 1851-1938 STANDING WOMAN signed painted plaster height: 50cm., 19¾in.

Yannoulis Halepas , Greek 1851-1938 the story of sleeping beauty plaster

incised with signature on the base plaster

Yannoulis Halepas , Greek 1851-1938 katerina plaster

plaster

Yiannoulis Halepas (Greek, 1851-1938) Composition with angels (recto); Two figures (verso) 38.5 x 27 cm.

Composition with angels (recto); Two figures (verso) signed in Greek and dated '1932' (lower center) pencil on paper 38.5 x 27 cm.

Yiannoulis Halepas (Greek, 1851-1938) Seated figure 35 x 14 cm.

Seated figure signed in Greek and dated '1932' (lower center) pencil on paper 35 x 14 cm.

Yannoulis Halepas Greek, 1851-1938 , Springtime plaster

inscribed and dated 1937 on the base plaster

YANNOULIS HALEPAS GREEK, 1851-1938

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, ATHENS ANGEL height: 25.5cm., 10in. incised with signature beneath the base plaster, with terracotta coloured patina PROVENANCE Dimitris Kallonas, Athens LITERATURE Marinos Kalligas, Yanoulis Halepas, sa vie et son oeuvre, Athens, 1972, no. 67 (another example illustrated) NOTE Yannoulis Halepas was the son of a marble cutter and sculptor from Tinos. Born on an island with a considerable artistic tradition (for centuries, the island's villages had been home to the best craftsmen and marble sculptors in Greece), he left Tinos in 1869 to study sculpture at the School of Fine Arts in Athens under Leonidas Drossis. From 1873 to 1876 he continued his studies at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich under Max von Windmann, having obtained a scholarship from the religious foundation of the Annunciation of Tinos. Having won several medals for his work at the academy, he returned to Athens in 1876 and produced some highly acclaimed finished classicist marble sculptures, including Sleeping Girl of 1878 (Athens, First Cemetery, Tomb of Sophia Afentakis). In such works as this the classical references are evident in the treatment of anatomical detail and drapery, while in other works, such as Filostorgia of 1875 (Tinos, Museum of Tinian Artists) they are apparent in a more austere form. In 1878, a nervous breakdown and subsequent suicide attempt heralded a prolonged mental illness which forced Halepas to interrupt his work until 1918, the year his mother died. After two stays in mental asylums, Halepas' mother had been looking after him at home, and made sure he would not take up working as a sculptor again, as she believed this was causing his mental distress. Halepas's late works, created after his illness, established him as one of the most important sculptors of his generation. While his themes remained essentially the same, his style changed dramatically. He produced rough clay moulds and plaster casts rather than highly finished marbles, and became more interested in conveying the inner strength of works than their surfaces' sculptural qualities, creating emotionally charged works of art, such as the present work. The present plaster cast is one of a small edition known to survive: only four others are listed by Kalligas in his monograph on the sculptor. It displays the original mould marks from when the cast was taken from the original model. Casts of Halepas's sculptures were brought to Athens from Tinos, and an exhibition of his work was held in 1925 at the Academy of Athens, which also awarded him the Arts Distinction in 1927. His isolation and illness prevented any real contact with contemporary artists and trends. Despite this, Halepas's romantic use of myth inspired a move towards Expressionism in Greek sculpture. From 1930 until his death in 1938 Halepas lived with his niece and nephew in Athens. The last eight years of his life were the most prolific period of his artistic career. He executed numerous sculptures and drawings during this time. Only few of these survived, due in part to their fragility, but also because Halepas destroyed the majority of his late works himself.

YANNOULIS HALEPAS GREEK, 1851-1938

CLASSICAL FIGURES 21 by 27cm., 8 1/4 by 10 3/4 in. signed and dated 1931 l.r. pencil on paper

Yannoulis Halepas (Greek 1851-1938)

The secret signed in greek (on the left side) bronze 48 x 30 x 20 cm. (18 7/8 x 11 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.) with the base