Theodoros Markellos — Greek painter, landscapes and seascapes
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Daulia, Road with Houses, Cornfield — 50.00 × 65.00 cm — Theodoros Markellos
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Daulia, Road with Houses, Cornfield

M1968


Artist
Theodoros Markellos (1925–2015)
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Dimensions
50.00 × 65.00 cm
Category
Greece
Signed
Lower right

About This Work

A sunlit road travels diagonally through Daulia, where modest houses and a golden cornfield rest alongside. Warm ochres, soft blues, and earthy greens shape this quiet stretch of the Greek countryside.

The path recedes toward distant hills, its line softened by traditional whitewashed homes that anchor the scene. To one side, vertical cornstalks stand in a quiet rhythm. An even light falls from a clear sky, casting gentle shadows that give form to the buildings without any harshness. The cornfield appears in late-summer gold as the backdrop softens into a heat haze, its tones shifting subtly with the air. Varying brushwork adds texture: controlled strokes define the architecture, looser marks give life to the foliage, and a dry-brush feel suggests the dusty road. The scene feels grounded in the calm pace of daily life; no people are present, only the feeling of warm air and the sound of crops. Stillness settles over a moment of midday peace.