Description
George Pol Georgiou was born on the 22nd September 1901 in Famagusta, Cyprus. He was educated at the Pancyprian Gymnasium, Nicosia. On the death of his father, when he was 17, he was sent to study law at Middle Temple, London and returned after 13 years to take his place in his father’s cotton business and look after his shipping agencies and other enterprises. His education in Western Europe had been extensive and various. By 40 he had given up all other work and was a full time, self-taught painter, working with oils on wood.
CONTENTS
- A note to read before the start
- With George Pol. Georghiou the painter: part 1
- With George Pol. Georghiou the painter: part 2
- The family
- Fans
- Taking the air
- The portrait
- The birdcage
- Oh the mouse
- The pottery Hen
- Hayriye
- The visit
- Bella
- Sunday Lunch
- The silk pyjamas
- The cactus
- The move
- The camel
- A corner of Old Nicosia
- Exhibitions
- Lost paintings
356 pages / 19,5 x 23,5 cm / English
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