Books

The first volume featuring the collection of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation is dedicated to modern art from 1870 to 1945. Spanning some 600 pages the catalogue presents each work of art in detail and also includes a chronology.

The Collection of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation is one of the most important private collections to be assembled in the course of the second half of the 20th century.

Like all collections, the present one is eminently subjective. Although Basil and Elise Goulandris were surrounded by renowned historians and professionals from the art market already in the early 1950s, the couple chose these works following the criteria of their own personal tastes and aesthetic standards. They built their collection with care, patience and true devotion over a period of nearly fifty years and this with the aim that it would one day be exhibited in their museum.

*Edition in English

The first volume featuring the collection of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation is dedicated to modern art from 1870 to 1945. Spanning some 600 pages the catalogue presents each work of art in detail and also includes a chronology.

The Collection of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation is one of the most important private collections to be assembled in the course of the second half of the 20th century.

Like all collections, the present one is eminently subjective. Although Basil and Elise Goulandris were surrounded by renowned historians and professionals from the art market already in the early 1950s, the couple chose these works following the criteria of their own personal tastes and aesthetic standards. They built their collection with care, patience and true devotion over a period of nearly fifty years and this with the aim that it would one day be exhibited in their museum.

*Edition in Greek

Catalogue of the exhibition Georges Braque, Order & Emotion held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation from 29 June to 28 September 2003.

The exhibition presented major works from almost the entire range of Braque's œuvre. These works were generously lent by the Maeght family (France), the Musée National d'Art Moderne (ΜΝΑΜ) - Centre Georges Pompidou, the Musée Picasso in Paris, the Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie in Geneva, the Galerie Beyeler in Basle, and also by European collectors who wish to remain anonymous. A total of approximately 150 works (oil paintings, works on paper, sculptures, prints and ceramics) by the great French artist were presented.

Colour reproductions of all the works are included in this particularly meticulous and informative catalogue, accompanied by a detailed chronology of the artist's life and work, as well as a selective bibliography.

Essays have been contributed by:
- Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
- Michel Enrici, Director of the École Municipale d’Arts Plastiques, Monaco
- Kyriakos Koutsomallis, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation

*Edition in Greek

Catalogue of the exhibition Picasso and Greece held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation from 27 June to 26 September 2004.

The exhibition presented a total of 116 works (oil paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics and prints) by Pablo Picasso, juxtaposed with 10 Greek antiquities (statuettes, reliefs, vases and ceramics) from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, in order to demonstrate the artist's Greek influences.

Colour reproductions of all the works are included in this particularly meticulous and informative catalogue, accompanied by a detailed illustrated chronology and bibliography.

Essays contributed by:
- Jean Clair, Member of the Academy of France - Former Director of the Picasso Museum
- Elisabeth Cowling, Reader in History of Art at the University of Edinburgh
- Alain Pasquier, Curator in charge of the Department of Greek Antiquities at the Louvre, Paris
- Patrice Triboux, Curator in charge of Documentation and Research at the Picasso Museum, Paris
- Niki Loizidi, Professor of History of Art
- Alexandre Farnoux, Professor of Greek Archaeology at the University Paris IV– La Sorbonne
- Kyriakos Koutsomallis, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation

*Edition in Greek

Catalogue of the exhibition Georges Braque, Order & Emotion held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation from 29 June to 28 September 2003.

The exhibition presented major works from almost the entire range of Braque's œuvre. These works were generously lent by the Maeght family (France), the Musée National d'Art Moderne (ΜΝΑΜ) - Centre Georges Pompidou, the Musée Picasso in Paris, the Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie in Geneva, the Galerie Beyeler in Basle, and also by European collectors who wish to remain anonymous. A total of approximately 150 works (oil paintings, works on paper, sculptures, prints and ceramics) by the great French artist were presented.

Colour reproductions of all the works are included in this particularly meticulous and informative catalogue, accompanied by a detailed chronology of the artist's life and work, as well as a selective bibliography.

Essays have been contributed by:
- Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
- Michel Enrici, Director of the École Municipale d’Arts Plastiques, Monaco
- Kyriakos Koutsomallis, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation

*Edition in English

Catalogue of the exhibition Henry Moore, In the Light of Greece held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation from 25 June to 17 September 2000.

The exhibition presented various aspects of Moore's œuvre, related to Ancient Greek Art (Cycladic, Archaic, and Classical) and the immense impact that this contact had on the work and thought of the great British sculptor. The exhibits, mainly lent by the Henry Moore Foundation, as well as the Ferens Art Gallery, the Huddersfield Art Gallery, the Ashmolean Museum and private collections, included 45 sculptures, 26 drawings, 3 graphics, 5 albums, 2 tapestries and many maquettes and objects from the sculptor's studio.

In total, this catalogue includes 81 works, entries of works by Roger Cardinal, a chronicle of Henry Moore’s exhibitions in Athens, illustrated chronology and selected bibliography.

Essays contributed by:
- Roger Cardinal, Professor of Literary and Visual Studies at the University of Kent, Canterbury
- Anita Feldman Bennet, Curator of the Henry Moore Foundation
- Kyriakos Koutsomallis, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation

*Edition in English