Featured early 19th century classic graphite drawings - Artist

(sorry for the title, typ-error was to late to edit it, these are early 20th century drawings)

Have these classically-inspired graphite drawings which I know not much about. They looked like they have potential and all are so beautifully drawn that I had to purchase these. They were sold to me as graphite drawings of a Russian artist. I researched the signature and found out that the artist is not Russian but Greek (they must have thought it reads Despirov) this name is very common in East Europe).

I tried to translate it and think the signature reads Aikaterini Dendrinou or Katerina Dendrinou??.
Any knowledge about this artist or does somebody have the artist books?

Many are fairly big in size, circa 30x22 inches and all professionally sealed framed. Some have see-trough glass with study drawings. Some have a signature but believed all to be from the same artist.

Don't think that there were many female Greek artists in that time period.

Any help is welcome

pictures say more than words.

 

You might want to correct the title to say "Early 20th Century Classic Graphite Drawings - Artist"

 

Are you sure about the signature, I'm reading Deropirou or Deropirov?

 

I belive it is Deropirou because of the accent mark.

 

I'm sure Its Greek Grammatical.
It reads Dendrinou. Look up the letter DELTA in Greek alphabet and you will see

 

Absolutely right benbenny. It is Dendrinou in the Greek alphabet. Greek is written in the Greek alphabet, not the Latin alphabet.
If you look at the dates they seem to be written by two different people, perhaps siblings? There are often several artists in one family, sometimes even working in similar styles. Although these seem to be two different styles as well as sets of handwriting.
They are absolutely beautiful, by the way.

 

Good luck!

 

Thank you Any Jewelry, I love them. Who ever the artist was she knew what she was doing. I hope we can find out who the artist was. Don't think that many Greek ''female'' artist did exhibitions in that time period, so will be a difficult one.

Surprising that so many ''framed'' ones have been kept together all these years.
Maybe by a family member?

 

I thought we could revise titles on our own now.......

 

They look the work of a (gifted) art student. Have you attempted to identify the original works?

Debora

 

By the way. Don't think they are two different artists. The two different signatures are from the same artist (see the similarities of the last name, same handwriting) she signed some with the K and some in Greek. That is what makes me believe her given name is Aikaterina. The Greek's use two alphabets which is very common

 

tried but no success. There are so many works/sculptures in old Greece that it's almost impossible to research.

 

Debora, these are some of the original works: https://www.friendsoftheuffizigallery.org/aphrodite-statue/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_and_the_Infant_Dionysus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite_of_Knidos
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares_Borghese
The Satyr head is also after a Greek original, I just do not recall which one, maybe this one: http://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/en/contents/show?id=1237989
All seem to be drawn after plaster casts as used for drawing lessons...
The other drawings are not after ancient originals, the woman who turns her head around could be some renaissance painting.

 

Not a woman in the end, but an angel, a detail of da Vinci, Virgin of the Rocks in Louvre. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...o_da_Vinci_-_Virgin_of_the_Rocks_(Louvre).jpg

 

I've made the same mistake so many times that I've started writing 1800s instead of 19th century.

 

With the best of intentions, I suggest you start writing "1800s."

Debora

 

Okay I'll try; it does'nt make any sense but I've always written it that way. Thanks Debora

 

Do your own survey....
Ask people what century we're in.
You'll likely be shocked.

 

Given that the originals are widely dispersed... yes, I would think plaster casts.

Debora

 

I take my hat off. Impressive detective work. This shines new light on the drawings. Many people took art lessons, also not many Greek women exhibit their works in the early 1900's in Greece. So think these will be just decorative artworks. Any way, The Greek economy is not doing well at the moment, so I was not expecting much of it.