The flagship of the greek fleet, hellenic navy, the battleship averof surges through the aegean, engaged in open warfare with the turkish fleet. On government orders, hadjis observed operations aboard the warships averoff and miaoulis or from the moudros naval base on the island of limnos, recording the glorious historical events with spontaneity, directness and evocative realism. According to professor m. Vlachos, an expert on greek seascape and marine painting, "handjis's renditions of the battleship averof are the most successful ship portraits he ever painted. ". Object Type: painting. Date: c. 1919 / περί το 1919. Dimensions: 40 x 70cm (15 3/4 x 27 9/16in).. Medium: oil on canvas. Le navire de guerre Georges Averof
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