Herakleidon, Experience in Visual Arts
Herakleidon 16, Thissio
118 51 Athens, Greece
(Metro station: Thissio)
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Students & persons over 65: 4€
Children up to 12: Free
Groups: Upon appointment
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LECTURE BY Ms. ANNA MOSCHONA-KALAMARA ABOUT THE WORK OF EDGAR DEGAS
8 February 2010
LECTURE BY Ms. ANNA MOSCHONA-KALAMARA
PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF FINE ARTS OF GREECE
(in Greek with French translation)
“The element of Space in the Painting of Edgar Degas and the Painterly qualities of his Sculpture"
Hébrard 06 40.7 cm Dancer,
Fourth Position Front, on Left Leg, first study
© "The Degas Sculpture Project LTD" / Photography: Joseph Coscia, Jr.
His apprenticeship, the discussions and interactions within the circle of his artist friends, the composition of seeming contradictions to the benefit of his work.
 
AMBASSADE DE FRANCE EN GRÈCE
SERVICE DE COOPÉRATION ET D’ACTION CULTURELLE
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ATHÈNES
Organization: Herakleidon Museum
French Institute of Athens
The Herakleidon Museum and the French Institute in Athens organized a lecture which will take place at the Auditorium of the French Institute on Monday, February 8th 2010 at 20:30. The lecture was dedicated to the French impressionistic artist Edgar Degas.
This lecture was organized on the occasion of the exhibition “The Complete Sculptures of Edgar Degas” at the Herakleidon Museum.
Horseracing in Longchamps
1873-1875, 30 x 40 cm, oil on canvas
The Dance Class
1873-1876, 85 x 75cm, oil on canvas
About Anna Moschona-Kalamara She works as a sculptor and has written a professor’s book on the teaching of art in secondary education. She has worked as a teacher in primary, secondary and higher education and is president of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece.
Ms. Moschona-Kalamara is a lifetime president of the Dimitrios Kalamaras Foundation which is a National Bequest and the only foundation in Greece that aims to promote artistic education and research in the Instructive Methodology of Art.
Her work can be found in the Municipalities of Nea Erithrea, Aghia Paraskevi, Aghios Dimitrios, in Serres and in Syros.
Next event related to the exhibition of Edgar Degas at the Auditorium of the French Institute:
March 8, 2010, 8:30 p.m.: Lecture to be given by the art historian Ms. Irini Orati, curator of the collection of Alpha Bank, on the subject “The return of the female figure. Greek painting after 1990”. The lecture is being organized on the occasion of the celebration of International Women’s Day.
Herakleidon Museum Press Office:
Eleni M.NOMIKOU tel: 210 34.61.981,
enomikou@herakleidon-art.gr
IFA-Contact:
Christine POURRET tel: 210 33 98 698,
cpourret@ifa.gr
IFA-Press Office:
Stamatina STRATIGOU tel: 210 33 98 651 , 697 49 57 318,
sstratigou@ifa.gr
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