Theodoros Markellos — Greek painter, landscapes and seascapes
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Goura, House, Snowy Mountains, Yellow Sky — 35.00 × 50.00 cm — Theodoros Markellos
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Goura, House, Snowy Mountains, Yellow Sky

MK405


Artist
Theodoros Markellos (1925–2015)
Medium
Oil on Fiberboard
Dimensions
35.00 × 50.00 cm
Category
Greece
Signed
Lower right

About This Work

A house in Goura rests off-center below a sky washed in yellow, its stone walls a quiet anchor against snow-laced peaks. The scene breathes with a balance of earth and air.

The traditional structure, warm with terracotta and weathered stone, settles into the rugged terrain of a Greek mountain village. Behind it, the Snowy Mountains unfold in cool whites and icy blues, their ridgelines a steady horizon line. Above, the sky glows with warm ochres and pale ambers, its smooth surface a counterpoint to the grain of snow and rock below. A soft, directional light suggests late afternoon, shaping gentle shadows over roof tiles and rough masonry. Faint touches of shadow and greenery near its base add depth, letting the warmth above meet the coolness below. The air holds the hush of solitude and slow time.