Abstract Expressionism
Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997) was a great abstract expressionism art from Lefkas that lived and worked in New York in the 40s and 50s. His work has been exhibited throughout the world, and can be found in major museum collections such as the Whitney Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Dimitris Koukos (1948-) is also considered as a great expressionist painter, mainly renowned for his abstract work and landscapes. Dimitris koukos has also had over 30 one man exhibitions and participated in several group exhibitions in Athens, Paris, Boston, Moscow. The artist's works can be found in private collections in the U.S, France, Italy, U.K as well as at the National Gallery in Athens, the Pieridis Museum, the Vorres Museum, the Cultural Institute of the National Bank of Greece, the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education in Cyprus.
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