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IOANNIS KISSONERGIS
(1889 - 1963). Born
in Nicosia. Studied medicine at the University of Athens for three years
which he abandoned for the sake of Art. During
his stay in Athens collaborated with various newspapers as a cartoonist.
Taught Drawing at the
Pancyprian Gymnasium and the English School Nicosia
In 1959 Kissonergis and his
family emigrated to Johannesburg, S. Africa, where he continued to
create secular and religious paintings until his death.
His themes mainly consist
of landscapes and traditional scenes of the urban and rural life of
Cyprus. He was the first Cypriot Artist to paint from nature and
the first to master the watercolour technique. His work is characterised
by a concentration of detail, refined lines and delicate forms of
colours.
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Ioannis Kissonergis. 1956-58.
Oil on hardboard. Size : 34.5 x22 cms. Framed.
Price: CyP 12,600.