Έγγραφο
Identification
Title
Snail
Catalogue description
Horizontal oval relief with red and dark central forms enclosed by a fine metallic perimeter. Reproduced in Andreou: Sculpture; Bas-reliefs en couleurs (Bastas Editions, 1999) as Escargot (Σαλιγκάρι), dated 1971. The book’s French and Greek technical note describes its sculptures and bas-reliefs as unique works in welded brass.
Archive identifier
CAA-S-0224
Alternate titles
Escargot | Σαλιγκάρι
Date
1971
Work category
Sculptures
Production type
Original
Edition
Unique work (1999 catalogue)
Physical description
Medium
Welded brass
Support
Wooden panel
Dimensions
56 × 26 cm
Signature
Signed
Inscriptions and markings
A faint signature is visible at upper right in the view reproduced in the 1999 Bastas catalogue, p. 199.
History and documentation
Provenance
Art Moderne & Contemporain Design - FauveParis (2023-09-16, Lot: 17).
Publication references
Bastas editions. (1999) Andreou, Sculpture: Bas-reliefs in color. Athens: Bastas. p. 199. (ISBN: 9607418395). — Andreou, sculpture. (2004) Thessaloniki: Teloglion Foundation. ISBN: 960-87805-1-9.
| Andreou: Sculpture; Bas-reliefs en couleurs. Athens: Bastas Editions, 1999. ISBN 960-7418-39-5. Illustration and caption, p. 199. Caption: Escargot / Σαλιγκάρι; 1971; 56 × 26 cm. Material and unique-work statement: unnumbered technical note, Greek and French texts.
| Andreou: Sculpture; Bas-reliefs en couleurs. Athens: Bastas Editions, 1999. ISBN 960-7418-39-5. Illustration and caption, p. 199. Caption title: Escargot / Σαλιγκάρι. Caption date: 1971. Dimensions: 56 × 26 cm. Material and unique-work statement: unnumbered technical note, French and Greek texts.
| Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, online collection catalogue, Escargot, record 7087. Institution-reported collection; object photograph compared with the Archive record. Checked 8 September 2026: https://www.hellenicdiaspora.org/home/portfolio-item/constantin-andreou-7087/
| Sapfo A. Mortaki, Η καλλιτεχνική μετανάστευση στην Ελλάδα: από τον 19ο στον 20ό αιώνα (1870–1970): η περίπτωση του Κωνσταντίνου Ανδρέου. Doctoral thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2010. Appendix, p. 89, photographic sculpture catalogue, no. 116. Caption title: “Σαλιγκάρι, Escargot”. The caption dates the illustrated work to 1971. Dimensions as printed: 56x26. https://freader.ekt.gr/eadd/index.php?doc=26022&lang=el#p=478
Rights and collection
Present collection
Hellenic Diaspora Foundation
Συνημμένα
CAA-S-0224_bastas1999_01

