Self1945–197324 1/8 x 18 " (61.3 x 45.7 cm)
Frame: 30 1/2 x 24 3/4 x 2 3/4 " (77.5 x 62.9 x 7 cm)Oil on canvasGift of Josh Feldstein1998.15.41self-portrait of the artist1539422529Drossos P. SkyllasPaintingsCopyright for this work is under review.lower right: 'D. P. Skyllas / Self'ChicagoChicagoUnited StatesIllinoisPaintingsChicagoObject information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgPAINTINGportraitThis meticulously painted, realistic self-portrait of the artist as a young man is typical of Skyllas’s style, which in other works verged on superrealism. With his full head of black wavy hair, piercing gaze, and impeccable attire, he is presented as a confident, successful man. He is positioned in front of grand windows that open out to a view of an azure sea and a hilly town reminiscent of Kalymnos, the Greek island where Skyllas was born. Skyllas advertised himself as a portrait painter specializing in “pure realistic paintings” but was a commercial failure. He never sold any of the thirty-eight paintings he executed over a thirty-year period, perhaps because he asked $25,000 to $35,000 for each work.19451973 1998 15 4 Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgPAINTINGportraitThis meticulously painted, realistic self-portrait of the artist as a young man is typical of Skyllas’s style, which in other works verged on superrealism. With his full head of black wavy hair, piercing gaze, and impeccable attire, he is presented as a confident, successful man. He is positioned in front of grand windows that open out to a view of an azure sea and a hilly town reminiscent of Kalymnos, the Greek island where Skyllas was born. Skyllas advertised himself as a portrait painter specializing in “pure realistic paintings” but was a commercial failure. He never sold any of the thirty-eight paintings he executed over a thirty-year period, perhaps because he asked $25,000 to $35,000 for each work.