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Born in Athens in 1935, Alekos Fassianos is a Greek painter. A former student of the School of Fine Arts of Athens, the artist continued his studies in Paris thanks to a scholarship granted to him by the French government from 1960 to 1963. When he came back to his hometown he was removed by the dictatorship of 1967.

Paris facilitated Fassianos's entry into the cultural scene of 1960 to 1963. He mingled with Louis Aragon and the former director of Villa Médicis, Jean-Marie Drot, who observed Fassianos's work in the piece "Mythological voluptuousness".

The artist devoted himself to lithography when he arrived in Paris. His works portray motifs from mythology, Greek gods and our modern world. His tales converge around the subject of the Mediterranean in gold and bluish shades. The critic Gérard Xuriguera said: "His opulent Venus, bathed by the Mediterranean sun, speaks to us of its country, of the touching casualness of a peaceful and joyful existence that escapes in the marvelous."

In 1966, Alekos Fassianos saw success as he exhibited his work at the Facchetti Gallery in New York. Since then, he exhibited worldwide, from New York, Tokyo, Stockholm, and especially in Paris, to the biennales in Venice and São Paulo.

Alekos Fassianos died in 2022 in Papagou, a suburb of Athens, leaving behind a lasting legacy.


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Fine Art Drawings

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Hermès, Alekos Fassianos

Hermès

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 25.6 x 17.2 x 0 inch

$3,024

Mythologie, Alekos Fassianos

Mythologie

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$3,888 $3,111

Letonie en Musique, Alekos Fassianos

Letonie en Musique

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$961

Zeus, Alekos Fassianos

Zeus

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$2,808

Eole, Alekos Fassianos

Eole

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$2,592

Composition , Alekos Fassianos

Composition

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 35.4 x 24.8 inch

$2,376

Andromaque II, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque II

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 8.7 x 6.7 inch

$270

Le fumeur de cigarette et le cheval, ca., Alekos Fassianos

Le fumeur de cigarette et le cheval, ca.

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 9.4 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

$594

Paysage, Alekos Fassianos

Paysage

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 22 x 17.7 inch

$648

Paysage de mer, Alekos Fassianos

Paysage de mer

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 22 x 17.7 inch

$648

Femme nue, Alekos Fassianos

Femme nue

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 41.3 x 29.5 inch

$1,296

Dionysos, Alekos Fassianos

Dionysos

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$2,592

Homme nu, Alekos Fassianos

Homme nu

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 22 x 17.7 inch

$648

Sans-titre, Alekos Fassianos

Sans-titre

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 8.6 inch

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La divine Hellade I, Alekos Fassianos

La divine Hellade I

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.8 inch

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Sans-titre, Alekos Fassianos

Sans-titre

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 8.6 inch

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Homme en noir, c., Alekos Fassianos

Homme en noir, c.

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

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Rebetika III, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika III

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Portrait, Alekos Fassianos

Portrait

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 x 0 inch

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Les abeilles d'un été, Alekos Fassianos

Les abeilles d'un été

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 19.3 x 25.2 x 0 inch

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Homme au miroir, Alekos Fassianos

Homme au miroir

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 25.6 x 20.1 inch

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Andromaque: Le roi vient, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque: Le roi vient

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

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Jumelage des Musées, Alekos Fassianos

Jumelage des Musées

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 27.2 x 21.3 inch

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Untitled, Alekos Fassianos

Untitled

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch

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Andromaque, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.3 x 0.4 inch

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Andromaque : La voici. Je te laisse avec ta fiancée !, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque : La voici. Je te laisse avec ta fiancée !

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

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Andromaque I, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque I

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 8.7 x 6.7 inch

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Andromaque III, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque III

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 8.7 x 6.7 inch

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Chemins d'Arménie, Alekos Fassianos

Chemins d'Arménie

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 25.6 x 22 inch

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Rebetika II, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika II

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika I, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika I

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika I, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika I

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika II, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika II

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Sans-titre, Alekos Fassianos

Sans-titre

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 8.7 x 5.5 inch

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Rebetika II, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika II

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika I, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika I

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Andromaque III, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque III

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 8.7 x 6.7 inch

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Andromaque II, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque II

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 8.7 x 6.7 inch

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Andromaque I, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque I

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 8.7 x 6.7 inch

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Le poisson sur la chaise, ca., Alekos Fassianos

Le poisson sur la chaise, ca.

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 9.4 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

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Andromaque: Je vous présenterai celle qui doit être..., Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque: Je vous présenterai celle qui doit être...

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

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Rebetika III, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika III

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika IV, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika IV

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika V, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika V

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika IV, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika IV

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika V, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika V

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika V, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika V

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika IV, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika IV

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Rebetika III, Alekos Fassianos

Rebetika III

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.6 x 9.6 inch

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Sans titre 1, Alekos Fassianos

Sans titre 1

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 9.1 x 7.1 inch

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La divine Hellade II, Alekos Fassianos

La divine Hellade II

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.8 inch

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Omphale, Alekos Fassianos

Omphale

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.1 inch

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Andromaque: O Dieux, protégez-moi, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque: O Dieux, protégez-moi

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

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Sans titre, Alekos Fassianos

Sans titre

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 12.8 x 9.8 inch

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Andromaque: C'est une jeune fille, Alekos Fassianos

Andromaque: C'est une jeune fille

Alekos Fassianos

Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

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Les esclaves, Alekos Fassianos

Les esclaves

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 15 x 11.8 inch

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Who is the artist?

Born in Athens in 1935, Alekos Fassianos is a Greek painter. A former student of the School of Fine Arts of Athens, the artist continued his studies in Paris thanks to a scholarship granted to him by the French government from 1960 to 1963. When he came back to his hometown he was removed by the dictatorship of 1967.

Paris facilitated Fassianos's entry into the cultural scene of 1960 to 1963. He mingled with Louis Aragon and the former director of Villa Médicis, Jean-Marie Drot, who observed Fassianos's work in the piece "Mythological voluptuousness".

The artist devoted himself to lithography when he arrived in Paris. His works portray motifs from mythology, Greek gods and our modern world. His tales converge around the subject of the Mediterranean in gold and bluish shades. The critic Gérard Xuriguera said: "His opulent Venus, bathed by the Mediterranean sun, speaks to us of its country, of the touching casualness of a peaceful and joyful existence that escapes in the marvelous."

In 1966, Alekos Fassianos saw success as he exhibited his work at the Facchetti Gallery in New York. Since then, he exhibited worldwide, from New York, Tokyo, Stockholm, and especially in Paris, to the biennales in Venice and São Paulo.

Alekos Fassianos died in 2022 in Papagou, a suburb of Athens, leaving behind a lasting legacy.

What are his 3 main works?

What is Alekos Fassianos’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Classically-Inspired Illustrative Artists, Ancient Inspiration

When was Alekos Fassianos born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1935