Description
This piece refers to the life of many Greeks in the 1940s, marked by the brutal Nazi occupation 1941-1945, then a ravaging Greek civil war 1945-1949. My parents and their families lived through those years. I was initially inspired by the head of Pierre de Wiessant which I saw in Paris at the Rodin Museum; however, as I kept working on the piece, I realized that it has aspects of self portraiture.

Historial Reference
Auguste Rodin, Head of Pierre de Wiessant from the Burghers of Calais

Title
Greek Man of the 1940s

Artist
George Petrides

Date
2021

Medium
Cast bronze

Dimensions
Overall: H. 22 in. x D. 14 in. (55.88 cm x 35.56 cm)

Editions
Unique