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Flightless Bird

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Identification

Title

Flightless Bird

Catalogue description

Turquoise angular bird with several lobes, pointed beak-like ends and an upper rectangular flange. Reproduced in Andreou: Sculpture; Bas-reliefs en couleurs (Bastas Editions, 1999) as Oiseau qui ne vole pas (Πουλί που δεν πετά), dated 1994. The book’s French and Greek technical note describes its sculptures and bas-reliefs as unique works in welded brass.

Archive identifier

CAA-S-0262

Alternate titles

Bird that does not fly | Oiseau qui ne vole pas | Πουλί που δεν πετά

Date

1994

Work category

Sculptures

Production type

Original

Edition

Unique work (1999 catalogue)

Physical description

Medium

Welded brass

Support

Marble base

Dimensions

75 × 29 × 29 cm

Signature

Signed

History and documentation

Provenance

Estate of the artist, Athens. — Art moderne, contemporain & street art - Exceptionnel ensemble de Constantin Andreou - Design & arts décoratifs - FauveParis (2022-05-07, Lot: 30).

Publication references

Bastas editions. (1999) Andreou, Sculpture: Bas-reliefs in color. Athens: Bastas. p. 37. (ISBN: 9607418395). — Andreou, sculpture. (2004) Thessaloniki: Teloglion Foundation. ISBN: 960-87805-1-9.

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Andreou: Sculpture; Bas-reliefs en couleurs. Athens: Bastas Editions, 1999. ISBN 960-7418-39-5. Illustration and caption, p. 37. Caption: Oiseau qui ne vole pas / Πουλί που δεν πετά; 1994; 75 × 29 × 29 cm. Material and unique-work statement: unnumbered technical note, Greek and French texts.

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Andreou: Sculpture; Bas-reliefs en couleurs. Athens: Bastas Editions, 1999. ISBN 960-7418-39-5. Illustration and caption, p. 37. Caption title: Oiseau qui ne vole pas / Πουλί που δεν πετά. Caption date: 1994. Dimensions as printed: 75 × 29 × 29 (no unit stated in the caption). Material and unique-work statement: unnumbered technical note, French and Greek texts.

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Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, online collection catalogue, Bird that does not fly, record 6804. Institution-reported collection; object photograph compared with the Archive record. Checked 8 September 2026: https://www.hellenicdiaspora.org/home/portfolio-item/constantin-andreou-6804/

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Present collection

Hellenic Diaspora Foundation

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