The Good Fruit of the Earth

The Good Fruit of the Earth
Greek: Αγαθοί Καρποί της Γης
Artist Lucia Nicolaidou-Vasiliou
Year 1933 (1933)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 188 cm × 140 cm (74 in × 55 in)
Location State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art

The Good Fruit of the Earth is a painting created by the Cypriot painter Loukia Nicolaidou between the years 1933 - 1936.

Description

The painting, oil on canvas, has dimensions of 188 cm. X 140 cm[1] and is exhibited at the State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art.[2]

Analysis

The painting was made by Lucia Nicolaidou-Vasiliou, the first woman from Cyprus to study painting abroad,[3] particularly in France. In this canvas she demonstrates the obvious influence of Paul Gauguin as shown in the areas of the forms, the theme and the symbolism.[4] The painting stands out for its large color surfaces and for the female figures mother and daughter, symbolizing the quest for innocence,[5] while exuding a sense of sensuality absent from the corresponding women depicted in the works of other Cypriot artists of that period.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolaidou, Loukia (1909-1994), "The Good Fruit of the Earth - Αγαθοί Καρποί της Γης"". cyprusdigitallibrary.org.cy. Ψηφιακή Πλατφόρμα Κυπριακής Βιβλιοθήκης. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nicolaidou, Loukia (1909-1994), "The Good Fruit of the Earth - Αγαθοί Καρποί της Γης"". cyprusdigitallibrary.org.cy. Ψηφιακή Πλατφόρμα Κυπριακής Βιβλιοθήκης. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Σωφρονίου, Ελευθερία (23 July 2011). "Οχτώ Κύπριες άνοιξαν το δρόμο στις υπόλοιπες". sigmalive.com. Sigma Live. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nicolaidou, Loukia (1909-1994), "The Good Fruit of the Earth - Αγαθοί Καρποί της Γης"". cyprusdigitallibrary.org.cy. Ψηφιακή Πλατφόρμα Κυπριακής Βιβλιοθήκης.
  5. ↑ "Nicolaidou, Loukia (1909-1994), "The Good Fruit of the Earth - Αγαθοί Καρποί της Γης"". cyprusdigitallibrary.org.cy. Ψηφιακή Πλατφόρμα Κυπριακής Βιβλιοθήκης. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Δανός, Αντώνης (2006). Η ανθρώπινη μορφή στη νεότερη Κυπριακή τέχνη: οι πρώτες γενιές. Κύπρος: Ίδρυμα Ευαγόρα Λανίτη & Κάθλην Λανίτη, Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού. p. 12.



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