PANTAZIS Pericles, 1849-1884 - Lot 391

PANTAZIS Pericles, 1849-1884 Still life with duck oil on canvas (traces of cracking and restoration) unsigned (trace of illegible inscription lower right) 75 x 49 cm We would like to thank Mr. Constantin Ekonomidès for confirming the authenticity of this work and for the information he provided. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Brussels - Collection E. Averoff - Private collection, Athens. HISTORY: Christie's Athens sale 13/121993, no. 29. BIBLIOGRAPHY: T. Spiteris, Pericles Pantazis in Greek Painters, t. A, Melissa Editions, Athens, 1974, reproduced p.394. - G. Drakopoulou, Pericles Pantazis in the context of nineteenth-century Belgian painting (doctoral thesis), Athens, 1982, described and reproduced as n°56 p.145 - S. Samaras, Pericles Pantazis, 1849-1884, catalog raisonné of the artist's work, Averoff-Tositsa Foundation, Athens, 1994, described and reproduced as n°378 p.232.