Takis

Greek · 1925–2019 · Painter, Sculptor

Panayiotis Vassilakis, also known as Takis, was a self-taught Greek artist known for his kinetic sculptures. He exhibited his artworks in Europe and the United States. Popular… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Takis, Ohne Titel (Yellow Telesculpture), Oil and black metal elements containing magnets each 18 cm long attached to nylon strings in front of a shaped canvas with verso magnetsOhne Titel (Yellow Telesculpture)Lempertz · €93,600≈ $141,036≈ £86,324Sign up to see
  2. Takis, Signal, 1970, Stahl, Eisen und Bronze, teilweise farbig gefasstSignalVan Ham · €96,750≈ $109,463≈ £82,235Sign up to see
  3. Takis, Signal. Wohl 1960er-Jahre, Eisen, gefundene Objekte, farbig gefasstSignal. Wohl 1960er-JahreGrisebach · €75,000≈ $90,938≈ £64,280Sign up to see

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Panayiotis Vassilakis, also known as Takis, was a self-taught Greek artist known for his kinetic sculptures. He exhibited his artworks in Europe and the United States. Popular in France, his works can be found in public locations in and around Paris, as well as at the Athens-based Takis Foundation Research Center for the Arts and Sciences.

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Born 1925, AthensDied 2019, AthensOccupation Painter, Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q241927 ↗ULAN 500094639 ↗

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Also known as Basilakis, Danayotis Vassilakis, Panagiōtēs Basilakēs, Panagiotis Vassilakis, Panayiotis Vassilakis, Panayiotis Vassilakis d.i. Takis, Panayotis Vassilakis, Takis Vassilakis and 2 other name forms

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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