Vaso Katraki (1914 – 1988)

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Vaso Katraki (1914 – 1988) – Engraving “Girl with child”, is a Greek painting work, and signed by the artist. Dimensions: 120 X 62 cm.

Biography of the artist:

Vaso Katraki was a Greek painter and engraver.

She was born on 5 July 1914 in Aitoliko, Aetolia-Acarnania, daughter of George Leonardos and Theodora Sarlis.

Vaso Katraki was perhaps the leading Greek engraver in the second half of the 20th century. At first she engraved in wood during the German occupation, later producing book illustrations and engravings of the fishermen and landscape of Messolonghi.

In 1955 she began engraving in sandstone using an original technique that earned international recognition.

In 1936 she was admitted to the Athens School of Fine Arts where she studied painting under Konstantinos Parthenis and engraving under Giannis Kefallinos. She and fellow-students staged a group exhibition with anti-war and anti-fascist material.

She graduated in 1940 with a three-month scholarship for painting in the islands. Vaso Katraki held her first solo exhibition in 1955 at the Zechariah gallery.

In 1958 she won the first prize in engraving at the Mediterranean Biennale in Alexandria, and also won a prize at the International Biennial of Engraving in Lugano.

She also participated in international exhibitions in São Paulo, Tokyo and Leipzig, earning significant recognition. Her work was featured in the 1996 33rd Venice Biennale, where it earned the “Tamarind” international lithography award.

After her death George Katrakis, who died in 1994, managed to ensure the creation of Vaso Katraki museum in Aetoliko.

The museum was inaugurated in June 2006 with a permanent exhibition works of Vaso Katraki.

However, many other works by Vaso Katraki are in public and private collections. She was a very good and honest artist!

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Vaso Katraki (1914 – 1988) – Engraving “Girl with child”, it is an excellent and collectible piece.

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