Artwork
Landscape
Landscape is an unspecified painting by Efi Kokkinaki. It dates from 1991 and is held in the collection of the Athens School of Fine Arts.
About this work
Overview
Created in 1991 by Greek painter Efi Kokkinaki, the work titled Landscape is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography.
Created in 1991 by Greek painter Efi Kokkinaki, the work titled Landscape is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The canvas presents an ambiguous terrain that merges elements of field and shoreline, rendered in a palette of earthy browns, muted blues, and occasional yellow and gray highlights. The composition is dominated by a loosely defined sky occupying the upper third of the surface.
Subject & Meaning
The painting does not depict a specific locale; instead it suggests a generic, perhaps imagined, natural setting. The indistinct horizon and the interplay of muted tones evoke a sense of quiet observation, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between land and atmosphere without a narrative anchor. The work’s open-ended subject encourages personal interpretation of place and mood.
Technique & Style
Kokkinaki employs a vigorous impasto approach, applying paint in thick, uneven strokes that remain visibly textured. The brushwork is deliberately exposed, lending the surface a sketch‑like vitality. While colors blend in certain areas, sharp juxtapositions of hue create depth without precise outlines, emphasizing the materiality of the medium over polished finish.
History & Provenance
Since its completion in the early 1990s, Landscape has been held by the Museum of Ethnography, where it forms part of the institution’s modern Greek art holdings. The acquisition date is not publicly recorded, but the painting has remained in the museum’s permanent collection, contributing to its representation of contemporary landscape painting in Greece.
Artist & collection
Artist
A Greek painter who worked in the final decades of the 20th century, Efi Kokkinaki painted quiet, sunlit landscapes like *Landscape* from 1991.
