Snake Island
Creator:
Vermeiren, Joseph (d. 1990)
Date:
ca. 1938
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Inscriptions:
Inscribed in lower left recto: Cyprus, 5th mile of Kyrenia
Description:
Joseph Vermeiren was a geologist from Belgium married to the Greek Cypriot Agni Markides. He came to Cyprus to work at the copper mines and he was an amateur artist. He held several of his own exhibitions on the island and participated in many others. The watercolour focuses on snake island, a small islet off the northern coast at the western outskirts of Kyrenia. The place was frequented by the Nicosia tribe for swimming and took its name from the snakes once found there. The sandy beach made it very popular as well as the closeness to the shore. Presently, it has been joined with the shore by a road.
Dimensions:
23 x 30 cm
Signature(s):
Signed in lower right recto: J. Vermeiren
Subject:
Acquisition Note:
Donated by Zenon Severis
Identifier:
PNT-00523
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Rights Holder:
© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation
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