Item 0001 (2036) - Portrait of Cavafy

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GR-OF CA SING-S01-F05-0001 (2036)

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Portrait of Cavafy

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  • 1935 (Creation)

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14 x 9 cm

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Gogos, Nikolaos

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Nikolaos Gogos (1897-?) was a painter. He was born in Alexandria (Egypt) and was initially educated in Cairo (Egypt) before continuing his studies in Paris (France), at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. In France, he exhibited his paintings at the Salon des Indépendants (1922) and at the Salon d’Automne (1923). He also organised personal exhibitions in Egypt.

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Onassis Foundation

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Drawing in pencil by Nikolaos Gogos. It depicts Cavafy in frontal view, wearing glasses. Signed and dated. The drawing was made on the verso of an invitation to an art exhibition of Thaleia Flora-Karavia in Alexandria.

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      French

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      Writing in pencil.

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      Gogos, Nikolaos. “Portrait of Cavafy”. Sketch, 1935. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F05-0001 (2036), Onassis Foundation Alekos & Rica Singopoulo Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/SING-S01-F05-0001.

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