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STAMOS, THEODOROS

* 31.12.1922 New York, † 02.02.1997 Ioannina

Theodoros Stamos wird an Silvester 1922 als Sohn griechischer Einwanderer in New York geboren. 1936 beginnt er an der Peter Stuyvesant Highschool mit einem Kunststudium, erhält später auch ein Stipendium von der American Artist’s School, um sein Talent als Bildhauer weiterverfolgen zu können. Im Jahr darauf trifft Stamos auf Joseph Solman von der Künstlergruppe "The Ten", welcher ihm wiederum die Malerei näherbringt und für Stamos eine Art Mentor wird. Auch erkennt er, dass der Aufwand bei bildhauerischen Arbeiten um einiges grösser ist – allein für die Materialkosten und Mieten kann Stamos nicht aufkommen. So hält er sich als Gast in verschiedenen Ateliers rund um die 10th Street auf, während deren Zeitspanne die ersten Bilder von amerikanischen und griechischen, schlicht gehaltenen Landschaften entstehen. 

 Auf Solmans Drängen hin besucht Stamos die einflussreiche Art American Place Gallery von Alfred Stieglitz, wo er Arbeiten von Arthur Dove und Georgia O'Keeffe sieht. Während dieser Zeit, in den späten 1930er und frühen 1940er Jahren, hat der junge Künstler eine Vielzahl von Gelegenheitsjobs inne: Drucker, Florist, Hutmacher und Buchverkäufer. Durch einen Job, in Herbert Benevys Rahmengeschäft Gramercy Art in der East 18th Street, lernt er Mitglieder der europäischen Avantgarde kennen, darunter Arshile Gorky und Fernand Léger. 

 1943 hat der erst 21-Jährige seine erste Solo-Ausstellung in Betty Parsons Wakefield Gallery, sie bleibt bis 1957 eine wichtige Bezugsperson für Stamos Künstlerkarriere. Ausstellungen im Whitney Museum (1945 – 1951), Carnegie Institute und Art Institute of Chicago (1947) und im MoMA (1948) folgen. 

 Die während der 1940er entstehenden Werke kombinieren gedämpfte Farben mit biomorphen Motiven, die geologische oder organische Formen suggerieren, passend zu Stamos Interesse für die Naturwissenschaft. In den späten 40ern wird er Teil der Irascible Eighteen, einem Zusammenschluss von Malern, die gegen die Politik des MET protestiert haben und als die erste Generation der amerikanischen abstrakten Expressionisten angesehen werden: rund um Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Hedda Sterne, Jackson Pollock, Clyfford Still, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko und anderen bildet Stamos fortan einen Teil der New York School. 

 In den späten 1950ern greift er zunehmend auf reduziertere und vereinfachte Kompositionen zurück; verwendet hierbei dünne Pigmentschichten, um in seinen breiten Farbflächen Tiefe zu generieren. Beispielhaft hierfür sind Bilder der Infinity Series aus den 70ern oder Stamos Sun Boxes; mehrere lange Serien von Gemälden, die ab 1962 entstehen. Die Abstraktionen dieser Reihen zeichnen sich durch breite Farbflächen aus, die durch schlanke Linien oder Formen abgegrenzt werden. 

 Von 1950 bis 1954 unterrichtet er am Black Mountain College und von 1955 bis 1975 lehrt er an der Art Students League of New York und der Cummington School of Fine Arts. Stamos ist ausserdem Mitglied der Uptown Group. Ein Jahr vor seinem Tod schenkt er 43 seiner Werke der Nationalgalerie Griechenlands. Theodoros Stamos stirbt am 2. Februar 1997.

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THEODOROS STAMOS

Lot 3421 - A183 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 09 December 2017, 02.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Very low sun-box. 1964/65.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed twice on the stretcher: Stamos, also titled: VERY LOW-SUN BOX and with measurements and directional arrow.
172 x 142 cm.

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Lot 3432 - A185 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 30 June 2018, 02.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Cheops Sun-Box # I. 1969.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled on the overlap: "CHEOPS SUN-BOX" # 1 STAMOS 1969, also with directional arrow.
182.9 x 152.4 cm.

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Lot 3418* - A183 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 09 December 2017, 02.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Moon Chalice #1. 1962.
Oil on canvas.
Signed lower left: STAMOS, as well as on the top overlap and on the stretcher titled, with dimensions, signature and direction: MOON CHALICE #1 40 x 70 STAMOS TOP.
177 x 100 cm.

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Lot 3431 - A185 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 30 June 2018, 02.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field - Torino Series III #2. 1987.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled on the overlap: "INIFINITY FIELD TORINO SERIES III #2 STAMOS 1987.
153 x 122 cm.

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Lot 3467* - A203 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 01 December 2022, 02.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina/Greece)
Infinity Field, Lefkada Series. 1980.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled on the overlap on the reverse: STAMOS 1980 INFINITY FIELD/LEFKADA.
180 × 152 cm.

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Lot 3508 - Z27 PostWar & Contemporary - Friday 04 December 2009, 05.30 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Corinthien Sun. Box No. 10. 1969.
Acryl auf Leinwand.
120 x 246 cm.

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Lot 3245 - Z20 Impressionist & Modern Art - Friday 23 June 2006, 04.45 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York City 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field Sunion Series. 1971.
Acryl auf Leinwand.
Verso auf dem Spannrahmen signiert, betitelt und datiert.
202 x 143 cm.

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Lot 3439 - A201 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 30 June 2022, 05.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York City 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field, Lefkada Series. 1980.
Acrylic on canvas.
Titled, dated, signed and with the measurements on the overlap: INFINITY FIELD LEFKADA SERIES 1980 STAMOS 50 × 60 inch.
152 × 127 cm.

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Lot 3440 - A201 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 30 June 2022, 05.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York City 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field. Lefkada Series. No. 12. 1981.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled on the overlap: STAMOS, INFINITY FIELD, LEFKADA SERIES #12 1981, also with directional arrow.
183 × 152.7 cm.

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Lot 3430 - A185 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 30 June 2018, 02.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field - Torino Series III #4. 1987.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, titled and dated on the overlap: "INFINITY FIELD TORINO SERIES III #4 STAMOS 1987.
152.5 x 127 cm.

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Lot 3434 - A195 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 05 December 2020, 02.30 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field Series, 12C. 1978.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse of the canvas overlap: STAMOS Infinity Field Series 12C 1978.
153 × 127 cm.

CHF 30 000 / 40 000 | (€ 30 930 / 41 240)

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Lot 3294 - Z22 Impressionist & Modern Art - Sunday 22 July 2007, 05.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York City 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field. Torino Series. #1. 1986.
Acryl und Gouache auf Papier.
Verso betitelt, signiert und datiert: "Infinity Field. Torino Series #1." Stamos 1986.
76,5 x 57,5 cm.

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Lot 3432 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 01 July 2021, 05.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field, Lefkada Series. For Caspar David Friedrich, #9. 1981.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed, dated, titled and numbered on the reverse: STAMOS 1981 "I.F.L. Series, For Caspar David Friedrich" #9. 125K.
77 × 57 cm.

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Lot 3487 - A187 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 08 December 2018, 02.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinitiy Field Lefkada Series - For Caspar David Friedrich # 17. 1981/82.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed, titled, dated and with directional arrow: "I.F.L Series, For Caspar David Friedrich" 1981-2 # 17 Stamos.
56.5 x 77 cm.

CHF 5 000 / 7 000 | (€ 5 150 / 7 220)

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Lot 3431 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 01 July 2021, 05.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field, Lefkada Series, #3. 1974.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed and dated lower left: STAMOS 1974, as well as signed, dated, titled and numbered on the reverse: STAMOS 1974 "I.F.L. SERIES" #3. 119K. With a greek stamp.
77 × 57 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)

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Lot 3485 - A187 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 08 December 2018, 02.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinitiy Field Lefkada Series - Moiroloi Caspar David Friedrich # I. 1981.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse: Stamos 1981 "I.F.L.S. MOIROLOI , For C D FREIDRICH".
77 x 56.5 cm.

CHF 5 000 / 7 000 | (€ 5 150 / 7 220)

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Lot 3435 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 01 July 2021, 05.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field, Lefkada Series for C.D. Friedrich II. 1980/81.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed, titled, dedicated, with location and number on the reverse: STAMOS "I.F.L.S., MOIROPO.I., FOR C.D. FRIEDRICH." A80.1#II. 128K. With a greek stamp.
77 × 57 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)

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Lot 3436 - A197 PostWar & Contemporary - Thursday 01 July 2021, 05.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Infinity Field, Lefkada Series, C.D. Friedrich, #3. 1981.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed, titled, dedicated and numbered on the reverse: STAMOS 1981 "INFINITY FIELD, LEFKADA SERIES" For C.D. FRIEDRICH, #3. 126K. With a greek stamp.
77 × 57 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

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Lot 3486* - A187 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 08 December 2018, 02.00 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Untitled. 1977.
Gouache on paper.
77 x 56.5 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

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Lot 3402* - A181 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday 01 July 2017, 01.30 PM

THEODOROS STAMOS

(New York 1922–1997 Ioannina)
Untitled. 1949.
Pastel on paper laid on cardboard.
Signed and dated lower left: Stamos 49.
23.5 x 15 cm.

CHF 1 200 / 1 800 | (€ 1 240 / 1 860)

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