As part of the series “Greek artists guide B&E Members through the Foundation’s Collection”, the B&E Goulandris Foundation invites artist Stefanos Daskalakis to meet with B&E Members and tour the permanent Collection together on Wednesday, April 30.

Works by Daskalakis, who lives and works in Athens, adorn some of the most prominent Greek private collections as well as the walls of many museums, including (among others) the National Gallery-Alexandros Soutsos Museum, the Teloglion Foundation of Art - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Frissiras Museum, the Kouvoutsakis Art Institute and, of course, the B&E Goulandris Foundation.

Stefanos Daskalakis has chosen to speak to us about the artists who left a lasting impression on him: Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard, Balthus as well as the abstract Pierre Soulages—artists who all share a focus on the expression of colour, each in their own unique, personal, and subjective way. Together with him, we will traverse more than 130 years of artistic creation, from Impressionism all the way to Soulages’ “outre-noir.”

Claude Monet, "Rouen Cathedral in the Morning (Pink Dominant)", 1894. The Collection of the B&E Goulandris Foundation, Athens.
Paul Cézanne, "Portrait of the Artist Looking Over His Shoulder", 1883-1884. The Collection of the B&E Goulandris Foundation, Athens.
Vincent van Gogh, "Still Life with Coffee Pot", May 1888. The Collection of the B&E Goulandris Foundation, Athens.
Pierre Bonnard, "Getting Out of the Bath", Circa 1926-1930. The Collection of the B&E Goulandris Foundation, Athens.

Guided tour of the Foundation's Collection by artist Stefanos Daskalakis (in Greek)

Exclusively for B&E Members

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 19.00-20.00

Number of participants: Up to 30 persons
Admission is free exclusively for B&E Members. Online advance bookings are necessary.

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* Participants are kindly asked to be at the Museum 15’ before the tour starts.

Bio

Stefanos Daskalakis was born in Piraeus in 1952. He studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts in the studio of Giorgos Mavroidis (1970-1974) and continued his studies in Lyon and in Paris (1978-1981). Later, as an auditor, he attended the studio of Leonardo Cremonini at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1982 he moved back to Athens. His works can be found in the permanent collections of the National Gallery-Alexandros Soutsos Museum in Athens, the National Bank of Greece and the Bank of Greece, the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation, the Teloglion Foundation of Art - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Kouvoutsakis Art Institute, the Frissiras Museum, the Sotiris Felios Collection, the Anthony and Asia Hadjioannou Collection, the Thanassis Michailidis Collection, the Danis Kotzaivazoglou Collection as well as numerous private collections in Belgium, France and Greece. He lives and works in Athens. In 2014 he was awarded by the Academy of Athens for his lifetime achievement in painting.

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Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation, Athens
13 Eratosthenous str. Athens 116 35, Greece Τ. +30 210 72 52 895 F. +30 210 72 35 467 E. visit@goulandris.gr
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 19.00-20.00

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