# Panagiotis Tetsis artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1925-01-15
- Death date: 2016-03-05
- Nationality: Greek
- Movements: Post-Impressionism
- Common media: oil painting, printmaking / engraving, works on paper

## About Panagiotis Tetsis

Panagiotis Tetsis (1925–2016) was a Greek painter and graphic artist born on the island of Hydra, whose luminous seascapes and landscapes place him among the leading post-impressionist painters of modern Greece. He trained at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1943–1949) before continuing his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1953–1956) on a Greek state scholarship, where he also studied engraving. Active from the mid-1940s and based primarily in Athens, Tetsis drew lifelong inspiration from the sea and light of his native Hydra, producing oils, watercolours, and prints that bridge Greek landscape tradition with broader European post-impressionism. Collectors encounter his work most often through Greek and international auctions, where his marine subjects and figure studies are consistently represented.

## Common works and media

Oil paintings of seascapes and coastal views (especially Hydra), landscape paintings, figure studies, and graphic works including engravings and prints. Mediums range from oil on canvas to watercolour, ink, and printmaking plates. Subjects are dominated by marine views, island landscapes, port scenes, and figurative compositions.

## Market and appraisal context

Tetsis's work appears regularly at auction in Greece and at major international houses offering Greek art sales. His oil-on-canvas seascapes—particularly views of Hydra and the Saronic Gulf—are the most commonly traded category. Smaller-format works, works on paper, and prints provide accessible entry points. Value depends on size, subject (marine views tend to be strongest), period, provenance, and condition. Attribution should reference the artist's established exhibition record; prints and multiples should be checked for edition details and plate signatures.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/76915
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20686974
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panayiotis_Tetsis
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500059576
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/40182178/