Portrait of Cavafy

GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F16-0017 (2029)

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IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F16-0017 (2029)

TITLE:

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Portrait of Cavafy

DATE(S):

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n.d.

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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28 x 18.5 cm

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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V. P. (Fotiadis, Vasilis)

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Reproduction (perhaps serigraphy) of a portrait of Cavafy at a young age. The original sketch appears to have been made in Fine-tip pen and signed by its creator, Vasilis Photiadis (“V.P.”). The poet is depicted in three-quarter view, looking slightly to the left. Blank verso. The portrait is placed inside a heavily oxidised bifolio marked “1923”, handwritten by the poet. It was used as the frontispiece of the 1947 French edition of Cavafy’s poems.