John Christoforou (1921-2014)

Greek/British, Femme au Capeau, 1977, signed and inscribed in pencil, 89cm high x 71cm wide (frame) £450

Abstract colorful painting of a woman with hand covering her face, vibrant shades of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, with the artist's signature and date at the bottom.


John Christoforou was born in London to Greek parents. He started receiving the recognition he deserved In 1960 with the first of several shows at the Rive Gauche gallery in Paris. In 1965 he won the International Association of Art Critics prize in London and soon after rose to prominence in Nordic and Scandinavian countries, exhibiting in the Netherlands in 1970 and having a retrospective in the Randers Kunstmuseum in Denmark in 1974. His work is held in many collections worldwide including the Tate Gallery, Frissiras Museum, Greece, Beaux Art Museum, Toulouse, Museum of 20th Century Art, Vienna.