1982 Antonis Karafyllakis (Greek/American, 1908-1983), Figurative Landscape Oil Painting, Framed

Description

Beautiful Vintage Impressionist plein art style oil landscape painting of a couple riding on horse. Signed at the lower right … more Beautiful Vintage Impressionist plein art style oil landscape painting of a couple riding on horse. Signed at the lower right side corner by listed artist ANTONIOS KARAFYLLAKIS. C,1982. Great color and composition.
This painting is executed in oil on stretcher canvas. It has been mounted in a wooden frame with a hanging wire attached to the reverse side.

Measures:
23.5" w x 1.5" d x 27.5" h / Inches

In good Vintage condition with typical wear / marks consistent with age. Please see all photos for additional details.
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Antonios Leonidas Karafyllakis, Born: April 18, 1908, in Kalymnos, Dodecanese Islands, Greece, Died: July 7, 1983 in Arlington County, Virginia. Married Niki M. Kapellas 1941. Three children: Leonidas, born 1945, Michael, born 1948 and Steve, born 1950.

His career as an artist began very early. By the time he was out of school, he had received a second prize for portraits (1930), the first "Averofion Prize for Nude Painting" (1931), and the first "Philadelphian Prize for Composition" (1932). He studied painting and sculpture at the "Superior School of Fine Arts", Athens Greece, graduating in 1934 with honors and the "Averofion Award for Portraiture".

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