Lot 92: f - GERASIMOS STERIS GREEK, 1895-1985

signed Deste l.l.

oil on canvas

132 by 183cm., 52 by 72in.

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MRS. REGINA LIPPE, FLORIDA

Alfred Lippe, New York, acquired from the artist; thence by descent to the present owner

"Work in the twentieth century has to have new forms of creation. The strong artist draws the world from within himself. He explores the unknown waves, the relationship of painting to reality and enlarges the world of his vision. Understanding the mystery of this world by expressing forms and styles. Mingle these in the same painting with continuous metamorphosis. The twentieth Century artist must have the courage to explore unknown revolutions to revive the relationship of reality, dream, intellect and painting." (Gerasimos Steris, Personal Correspondence)