Demetrios Galanis Hand Signed Letters + Sketch Drawing

This listing is for a pair of vintage letters from the Greek artist Demetrios Galanis (1880-1966) to the American artist Frank King Wallace of Greensboro, Vermont. Both letters are written in French and one is dated September 10, 1945. Each letter features a sketch of an angelic figure flying above the Statue of Liberty. One figure is holding a sign that reads "1000 Merci" and the other figure is holding a flag with the letter F on it. Most likely, the F stands for France. The letters are written on pieces of delicate paper and are in very good condition overall. They both have creases from folding and some light wear around the edges. One letter was apparently mounted previously and is missing a few tiny pieces from where it was removed. This listing has no reserve price so don't miss your chance to win!

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Some information on the artists:

"Demetrios Galanis (1880-1966) was an early twentieth century Greek artist and contemporary and friend of Picasso. In 1920, the year he completed his `Seated Nude', he exhibited alongside such major figures of modern art as Matisse and Braque, while from 1921 on he also exhibited alongside Juan Gris, Dufy, Chagall and Picasso.

"By the early 1920s Galanis was famous in France and preparing for shows in Brussels, London, and New York. In 1922 his first one-man exhibition received the enthususiastic critical response that established his reputation. `Seated Nude' was among the pictures exhibited, and in an introduction to the exhibition Andre Malraux described the artist's work as "having the power to stir emotions equivalent to that of Giotto."

"Galanis received greater critical acclaim abroad in his lifetime than any other Greek modern artist of the early 20th century. The French state honoured him with the highest distinctions: full professor at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris and a life-long member of the Académie française."

- Demetrios Galanis. (2007, August 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:27, December 1, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demetrios_Galanis&oldid=152886592

Wallace was a political radical and was blacklisted in the mid 1950s and left the country for a number of years. He lived in Europe, studying and spending time with well known contemporary artists such as Demetrius Galanis. He sold pieces to a number of high society collectors throughout the world, including Nelson A. Rockefeller and Hazel Guggenheim McKinley. His work is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in Paris and Vienna.