Colorful Abstract Oil on Canvas

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Theodore Hios
Colorful Abstract Oil on Canvas
1952

About the Item

Theo Hios was known for his use of color and his "especially visionary views of nature". This painting, entitled Summer, may have reflected a longing for his native Greece as the yellow, blue and purple evoke the sun, sea and flowers that are typical of the Greek countryside. Signed lower right hand corner and inscribed en verso. Sight: 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches. From his January 16, 1999 obituary in The New York Times: During his six-decade painting career, his style occasionally turned abstract, but he mostly hewed to expressive portraits and especially visionary views of nature that were sometimes reminiscent of Marsden Hartley. These landscapes often resembled the canyons and precipices around Tripi, the small Greek village where he was born in 1908. In 1929, after becoming disenchanted with law studies, Mr. Hios followed his father and a brother to New York, where he scraped together a living working mostly in restaurants. In 1934 he enrolled in a Works Progress Administration art class in a public school and by 1937 was a working member of the W.P.A. As a member of the Artists' Union, he had his first public showing with that organization in 1936. During World War II, Hios enlisted in the Marine Corps and was made a combat photographer, serving in the Pacific. After the war he studied at the Art Students League with Morris Kantor and Vaclav Vytlacil. He had his first solo show in New York at the Contemporary Arts Gallery in 1947. That year he married Catherine Lekakis, a ceramist who was also Greek and a sister of the sculptor Michael Lekakis. In 1964 he and his wife bought a brownstone on a crime-ridden block on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Rallying his neighbors, Mr. Hios helped found the 100 West 95th Street Block Association, serving as its president for eight years. It became a model for similar organizations. From 1963 until his retirement in 1994 Mr. Hios taught at the New School for Social Research, where he also had five solo shows. His most recent exhibition, a 57-year survey, was held last year at the Susan Teller Gallery in SoHo.

Creator:
Theodore Hios (1910, American)
Creation Year:
1952
Dimensions:
Height: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 2.13 in (5.42 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
Abstract Expressionist
Period:
1950-1959
Condition:
Very good estate condition. Professionally restored. Frame has some loss to corners but it is heavy, of excellent quality, and presents very well.
Gallery Location:
Providence, RI
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU136426822042