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City-state

Joannis Avramidis
1965-68

Description

Abstract sculpture of a group of people crowded together. It personifies the idea of a community in which all its citizens are equal. With this sculpture Avramidis conveyed the idea of the ancient Greek "Polis" (City-State).

Information Sign

Joannis Avramidis
1922 Batumi - 2016 Wien
Polis
1965 - 1968

Bronze

Sculptor

Joannis Avramidis (Iωάννης Aβραμίδης) (Batumi, Georgia 1922 - Wien 2016), Greek-Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bildhauerei in Berlin, Karte.
National Gallery of Greece, Polis.

Locatie (N 52°30'23" - E 13°22'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe190; Photograph: 2 September 2022
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