Cypria Auctions presents summer sale of paintings with rare works
Source: in-cyprus.com
This summer, Cypria Auctions in Nicosia invites collectors, connoisseurs, and investors to step into a curated landscape of memory, myth, and resonance.
The Summer Auction, to be held on 18 June at Gallery K, presents 147 works that traverse time, geography, and emotion—paintings that whisper not only of place, but of presence.
At the heart of the evening lies The Port of Copenhagen, a rare and haunting seascape by Ioannis Altamouras. Painted before the artist’s untimely death at twenty-six, the work captures a port city suspended between movement and stillness, light and memory.
Its clouds, ship, and sea appear to hold their breath in a moment of metaphysical hush. Once showcased in the Benaki Museum’s landmark retrospective, it now re-emerges with an estimate of €35,000 to €55,000—an opportunity to acquire a work as luminous in spirit as it is in provenance.
In contrast, but no less compelling, is Theofaneia by Michail Kashalos, Cyprus’s most cherished naïf painter. A celebration of the Epiphany rendered with folkloric clarity, Kashalos offers not abstraction but communion—a priest at the centre of the frame, surrounded by a village scene full of rhythm, pattern, and reverent joy.
With an estimate of €25,000 to €40,000, the painting evokes a lost Cyprus, grounded in tradition yet alive with colour and narrative texture.
The auction continues its lyrical arc through standout works by major names in Greek and Cypriot art. Spyros Vassiliou’s Strymon and Dafnos, from his iconic 1966 River Series commissioned for the Thessaloniki Expo, shimmer with allegorical power. In their polished wood grain, the rivers seem to move—fluid yet contained, spiritual yet architectural.
Pericles Pantazis’s Autumn Landscape is a rare atmospheric piece where early impressionist hues—ochres, greens, ghostlike figures—blend into a wistful haze.
Andreas Charalambides’s Sleeping Adonis, by contrast, is a mythopoetic composition filled with symbolism: Adonis reclines surrounded by nymphs, a scene of lush mourning and desire.
Further depth is offered by works from Hero Kanakaki, whose gestural brushwork explores interior landscapes as much as external forms, and by Alexandros Alexandrakis, whose sensuous nude painting holds a gaze both tender and unapologetic. Konstantinos Maleas contributes a scene washed in sage and lavender light—an Egyptian landscape seen through a Hellenic lens.
This season’s auction also unfolds through focused sub-collections. One such thread is the European section, which spans the late 19th to early 20th century and features Eugenio Zampighi’s Playful Kitten—a genre scene alive with humour, detail, and collector appeal. Another is the equestrian collection, which includes depictions of cavalry, fox hunts, and bullfights from British, Spanish, and continental schools, each echoing the movement and tension of their time.
More metaphysical still is the inclusion of works by mystic Stylianos Atteshlis, better known as Daskalos. His paintings, such as Nightscape II, dissolve landscape into spirit, sky into sea, pigment into vibration. They are not merely viewed but sensed—artworks that blur the boundary between seeing and remembering.
“Each work is a passage,” says Ritsa Kyriakou, Cypria’s Director of Art. “And each passage an invitation—to collect, to reflect, to invest.”
The full exhibition is on view at Gallery K in Nicosia from 2 to 18 June, with extended hours to accommodate the growing interest from collectors, curators, and the curious alike.
The auction begins at 7:30 PM on Wednesday 18 June, and bidding will be available both in the room and online through Cypria’s digital platforms.
Auction Information
Location: Gallery K, 14 Evrou Street, Strovolos, Nicosia
Auction Date: Wednesday, 18 June 2025, at 7:30 PM
Viewing Period:
2 – 18 June 2025
Monday–Saturday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, 18 June: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Online Auction:
Invaluable.com | Drouot.com
Phone & Absentee Bidding: Available via cypriaauctions.com
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