Artists / ΚΑΛΛΙΤΕΧΝΕΣ

Exceptional artists all over the world that collaborated with Alexander Iolas. Most of them were close friends. His galleries all around the world featured the most important modern and contemporary artists. Iola’s personality and creativity inspired some of the most iconic works of art.

Διάσημοι καλλιτέχνες που συνεργάστηκαν με τον Αλέξανδρο Ιόλα. Οι περισσότεροι εξ αυτών ήταν κοντινοί του φίλοι. Οι γκαλερί του ανα τον κόσμο φιλοξένησαν τους σημαντικότερους μοντέρνους και συγχρόνους καλλιτέχνες του κόσμου. Η προσωπικότητα του Ιόλακαι η δημιουργικότητά του απετέλεσε έμπνευση για μια ολόκληρη γενιά καλλιτεχνών.

Giοrgos Lazonkas

Giοrgos Lazonkas (1945 - 2022) was a Greek painter.

Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas

Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (1906 – 1994), also known as Niko Ghika, was a Greek painter, sculptor, engraver, writer and academic.

Takis

Panayiotis Vassilakis or Takis [1925 –2019], was Greek modern artist – sculptor.

Yiannis Tsarouchis

Yiannis Tsarouchis was a Greek contemporary painter and set designer.

Marina Karella

Marina Karella is a contemporary Greek artist – sculptor.

Ioannis Kardamatis

Ioannis Wolfgang Kardamatis Ioannis (Wolfgang) Kardamatis (1915– 2009) was a Greek-German Artist and sculptor.

Costas Tsoclis

Costas Tsoclis is a Greek contemporary artist -painter.

Kostas Paniaras

Kostas Paniaras (1934 – 2014) was a Greek contemporary painter – sculptor.

Alexis Akrithakis

Alexis Akrithakis (1939–1994) was a Greek contemporary artist – painter.

Mara Karetsos

Mara Karetsos is a Greek Contemporary artist

Jannis Kounellis

Jannis Kounellis (1936 –2017) was a Greek Italian contemporary artist.

Alekos Fasianos

Alekos Fassianos (1935 –2022) was a Greek Contemporary painter.

Pavlos

Pavlos Dionysopoulos (1930 - 2019) was a Greek Contemporary sculptor.

Serge Charchoune

Serge Charchoune (1888 - 1975) was a Russian painter and the first Russian Dada poet.

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Ruiz Picasso ( 1881 – 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker,ceramicist and theatre designer.

Eliseo Mattiacci

Eliseo Mattiacci (1940 -2019) was an Italian sculptor

Maria Luisa De Romans

Maria Luisa De Romans is an Italian painter and graphic artist.

Dorothea Tanning

Dorothea Margaret Tanning (1910 –2012) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Dorothea Tanning was the wife of Max Ernst.

Les Lalannes

François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne Les Lalanne - François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008) and Claude Lalanne (1924–2019) were a team of French sculptors.

Leonora Fini

Leonor Fini (1907 – 1996) was an Argentinian and Italian surrealist artist

Pino Pascali

Pino Pascali (1935 – 1968) was an Italian artist

Edwardo Chillida

Eduardo Chillida Juantegui, (1924 – 2002), was a Spanish sculptor

Martial Raysse

Martial Raysse is a French artist and actor

Harold Stevenson

Harold Stevenson Jr. (1929 – 2018) was an American painter

Novello Finotti

Novello Finotti is an Italian sculptor.

Victor Brauner

Victor Brauner (1903 – 1966) was a Romanian surrealist painter and sculptor.

Yves Klein

Yves Klein (1928 –1962) was a French artist

William N. Copley

William N. Copley (1919 – 1996) was an American painter, writer, gallerist, collector, patron, publisher and art entrepreneur.

Roberto Matta

Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren (1911 –2002), was an expressionist and surrealist artist.

René Magritte

René François Ghislain Magritte (1898 –1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist

Man Ray

Man Ray (1890 – 1976) was an American visual artist

Lucio Fontana

Lucio Fontana (1899 –1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter and sculptor.

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell (1903 –1972) was an American visual artist and film-maker

Niki de Saint Phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) was a French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author.

Jules Olitski

Jules Olitski (1922-2007) was an American abstract painter, printmaker, and sculptor.

Jean Tinguely

Jean Tinguely (1925 – 1991) was a Swiss sculptor

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico (181978) was an Italian artist founder of the the scuola metafisica art movement.

Ed Ruscha

Edward Joseph Ruscha is an American pop artist

Max Ernst

Max Ernst (1891 –1976) was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American pop artist,film director, and producer.

Greek Artists

Giοrgos Lazonkas

Giοrgos Lazonkas (1945 - 2022) was a Greek painter.

Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas

Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (1906 – 1994), also known as Niko Ghika, was a Greek painter, sculptor, engraver, writer and academic.

Takis

Panayiotis Vassilakis or Takis [1925 –2019], was Greek modern artist – sculptor.

Yiannis Tsarouchis

Yiannis Tsarouchis was a Greek contemporary painter and set designer.

Marina Karella

Marina Karella is a contemporary Greek artist – sculptor.

Ioannis Kardamatis

Ioannis Wolfgang Kardamatis Ioannis (Wolfgang) Kardamatis (1915– 2009) was a Greek-German Artist and sculptor.

Costas Tsoclis

Costas Tsoclis is a Greek contemporary artist -painter.

Kostas Paniaras

Kostas Paniaras (1934 – 2014) was a Greek contemporary painter – sculptor.

Alexis Akrithakis

Alexis Akrithakis (1939–1994) was a Greek contemporary artist – painter.

Mara Karetsos

Mara Karetsos is a Greek Contemporary artist

Jannis Kounellis

Jannis Kounellis (1936 –2017) was a Greek Italian contemporary artist.

Alekos Fasianos

Alekos Fassianos (1935 –2022) was a Greek Contemporary painter.

Pavlos

Pavlos Dionysopoulos (1930 - 2019) was a Greek Contemporary sculptor.

Foreign Artists

Serge Charchoune

Serge Charchoune (1888 - 1975) was a Russian painter and the first Russian Dada poet.

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Ruiz Picasso ( 1881 – 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker,ceramicist and theatre designer.

Eliseo Mattiacci

Eliseo Mattiacci (1940 -2019) was an Italian sculptor

Maria Luisa De Romans

Maria Luisa De Romans is an Italian painter and graphic artist.

Dorothea Tanning

Dorothea Margaret Tanning (1910 –2012) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Dorothea Tanning was the wife of Max Ernst.

Les Lalannes

François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne Les Lalanne - François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008) and Claude Lalanne (1924–2019) were a team of French sculptors.

Leonora Fini

Leonor Fini (1907 – 1996) was an Argentinian and Italian surrealist artist

Pino Pascali

Pino Pascali (1935 – 1968) was an Italian artist

Edwardo Chillida

Eduardo Chillida Juantegui, (1924 – 2002), was a Spanish sculptor

Martial Raysse

Martial Raysse is a French artist and actor

Harold Stevenson

Harold Stevenson Jr. (1929 – 2018) was an American painter

Novello Finotti

Novello Finotti is an Italian sculptor.

Victor Brauner

Victor Brauner (1903 – 1966) was a Romanian surrealist painter and sculptor.

Yves Klein

Yves Klein (1928 –1962) was a French artist

William N. Copley

William N. Copley (1919 – 1996) was an American painter, writer, gallerist, collector, patron, publisher and art entrepreneur.

Roberto Matta

Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren (1911 –2002), was an expressionist and surrealist artist.

René Magritte

René François Ghislain Magritte (1898 –1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist

Man Ray

Man Ray (1890 – 1976) was an American visual artist

Lucio Fontana

Lucio Fontana (1899 –1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter and sculptor.

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell (1903 –1972) was an American visual artist and film-maker

Niki de Saint Phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) was a French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author.

Jules Olitski

Jules Olitski (1922-2007) was an American abstract painter, printmaker, and sculptor.

Jean Tinguely

Jean Tinguely (1925 – 1991) was a Swiss sculptor

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico (181978) was an Italian artist founder of the the scuola metafisica art movement.

Ed Ruscha

Edward Joseph Ruscha is an American pop artist

Max Ernst

Max Ernst (1891 –1976) was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American pop artist,film director, and producer.

Giοrgos Lazonkas

Giοrgos Lazonkas (1945 - 2022) was a Greek painter.

Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas

Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (1906 – 1994), also known as Niko Ghika, was a Greek painter, sculptor, engraver, writer and academic.

Takis

Panayiotis Vassilakis or Takis [1925 –2019], was Greek modern artist – sculptor.

Yiannis Tsarouchis

Yiannis Tsarouchis was a Greek contemporary painter and set designer.

Marina Karella

Marina Karella is a contemporary Greek artist – sculptor.

Ioannis Kardamatis

Ioannis Wolfgang Kardamatis Ioannis (Wolfgang) Kardamatis (1915– 2009) was a Greek-German Artist and sculptor.

Greek Artists
Alexis Akrithakis / Photo Chloe Akrithakis / Copyright  The Estate of Alexis Akrithakis
Alekos Fassianos / Courtesy of Alekos Fassianos Estate
Paniars /Courtesy of Meta Paniara
Pavlos / Courtesy of Eleni Koutsoudi – Iolas
Jannis Kounellis / 23 August 2004 / Gabuchan /  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Mara Karetsos / Courtesy of Mara Karetsos
Golden Door by Ioannis Kardamatis in Iolas House / © Greek Style 1988 Gilles de Chabaneix
Hatzikyriakos-Ghikas Nikos (1906 – 1994) Houses in a Dry Landscape, 1978
(Donation by the artist, Inv. no: Π.7346) Permanent Collection of the National Gallery, Athens, Greece. / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Marina Karella, Tallix Foundery, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1995.
Yiannis Tsarouxis, Paris, July 30, 1974 / Photo George Tourkovasilis©  George Tourkovasilis
Costas Tsoclis / Costas Tsoclis Archive
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas / Benaki Museum
 
 
Foreign Artists 
Jules Olitski Voyage, 1962. Acrylic on canvas (1922-2007) Stanford Museum
Jean Tinguely photographed by Lothar Wolleh, Milan, 1970 / Date: 1970 / Source www.lothar-wolleh.de / Author:Lothar Wolleh
Italia, 1970 / Paolo Monti. – Fondo Paolo Monti, owned by BEIC and located in the Civico Archivio
Cover of Twentysix Gasoline Stations by Edward Ruscha / Date 1962 / Author Edward Ruscha / Public Domain
Max Ernst, London, England 1948 by Lee Miller © Lee Miller Archives, England 2022. All rights reserved
Andy Warhol with Archie, his pet Dachshund /  1973 / jackmitchell.com/store/warhol_and_his_circle/F0747420DB~Andy+Warhol+and+Archie%2C+1973.htm  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International, 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.
Dorothea Tanning in her studio, Paris / Photographer unknown / 1968
Niki de Saint Phalle, Adam, image from the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece / Author Prof. Vlasis Vlasidis /  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Lucio Fontana photographed by Lothar Wolleh / www.lothar-wolleh.de / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Man Ray, Paris, France 1931 by Theodore Miller © Lee Miller Archives, England 2022. All rights reserved
Roberto Matta, “Three Figures,” 1958c./ M.T. Abraham Center /  Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Località non identificata. Galleria d’arte? Interni. Ritratto dell’artista Coplay insieme ad altre persone. Coplay, Dipinti,s.d.
Servizio fotografico : Italia, 1960 / Paolo Monti.  “Coplay”. – Le buste identificate con le numerazioni 14566/67, 14581/84 contengono ciascuna più negativi non identificabili singolarmente. /  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
IKB 191, monochromatic painting by Yves Klein. /  1962 / Yves Klein, Weitemeier, Taschen 1994 / Public Domain
Raysse Martial (1968).Μακεδονικό Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης, Κωδικός: 1968.199PA.0611. Δωρεά Αλεξάνδρου Ιόλα (1984)./  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Eduardo Chillida, sculptor / Fondo Marin. Paco Mari /  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Pino Pascali – Trap / Date: 1968 / T12982 (Tate Modern) / Marie-Lan Nguyen © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY 2.5
Argentine surrealist painter Leonor Fini / December 1936 / Public Domain
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927 – 2008) / Rhinocéros / 1978 / Goulandris Museum 
Harold Stevenson / Photo by TAKIS,1986.  / Courtesy of Harold Stevenson Collection
Hans Namuth  / Joseph Cornell  1969 ©1991 Hans Namuth Estate, Courtesy Center for Creative Photography
Roberto Matta with the number π, ‘Pi’, his lucky number.  / Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson. / Courtesy of Matta Archives
Ed Ruscha / Portrait of Ed Ruscha / Photo: Sten M. Rosenlund. Courtesy of Ed Ruscha and Gagosian
Leonor Fini / 14 December 1936 / Carl Van Vechten Photographs collection at the Library of Congress. 
René Magritte exhibition, Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris / Shunk-Kender © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2014.R.20)