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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-12-04
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[01] Engonopoulos work auctioned off inThessaloniki
[01] Engonopoulos work auctioned off inThessaloniki
One of the hard to find works by poet and painter Nikos Engonopoulos
(1907-1985) was sold for 29,000 euros at an auction held Monday in
Thessaloniki organized by "Hellenic Auctions" in cooperation with the
"Thermaides" NGO Thessaloniki branch. A starting price for "Melpomeni,
the Muse of Tragedy" (41cm x 28cm) had been set at 8,000 euros and
several bids were made for the painting, which finally fetched 29,000
euros. Other artworks auctioned off at a high price were "Monastary of
Kesariani" by Papaloukas (17,000 euros), "Girl behind the curtain" by
Sikeliotis (4,500 euros), "Corfu" by Hatzikyriakos-Ghikas (4,500
euros), and "Acropolis" by Maleas (12,000 euros).
The auction was dedicated to Engonopoulos on the 100th anniversary
of his birth, and part of the proceeds will be used by the
Thermaides NGO to establish a children's cardiology unit at
Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo shows a visitor admiring Engonopoulos'
paintings during an exhibition at the Benaki Museum in Athens in
November 2007/SYMELA PANTZARTZI
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