Yiannis Moralis (Greek, 1916-2009)Young woman signed in Greek and dated '1954' (lower left)oil on canvas115 x 45 cm.注脚An entrancing portrait of commanding presence that transcends mere likeness to suggest inner truth and deeper meaning, Young woman draws from the storehouse of Greek artistic tradition, revealing the artist's acute art historical and intellectual awareness. Purity of form, statuesque quality, composed immobility, austerity of line, balanced compositional design, serene ethos and disciplined rhythm dictated by a deep sense for human scale, echo the timeless values of Greek idealistic art, while the rigorous frontality, shallow compositional depth and stable, indefinable light that seems to emanate from within allude to the self-illuminating portraits of saints in Byzantine icon painting.