Theodoros Markellos — Greek painter, landscapes and seascapes
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Kefalonia, Sunset — 27.00 × 46.00 cm — Theodoros Markellos
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Kefalonia, Sunset

MK590


Artist
Theodoros Markellos (1925–2015)
Medium
Oil on Fiberboard
Dimensions
27.00 × 46.00 cm
Category
Landscape
Signed
Lower right

About This Work

Burnt orange sits low on the horizon, and below it the Ionian deepens toward plum across Kefalonia's bay.

All the warmth of the day seems to gather in that one place where sun meets sea. The sky holds onto that gold and burnt orange, softening into rose and lilac as it rises. And the water below answers, shifting from deep blue into shadowed plum. A gentle mass of land rests on one side, balancing all that open space. The light spreads out from the sun, its reflection pulling you across the bay, right toward that glowing core. It’s so soft up in the sky, but look closer—there are finer touches on the distant cliffs, and on the small ridges of light riding the water. The hour holds, settling slowly as the day lets go.