Prassinos’ transformative encounter with light

In 1958 celebrated French author Albert Camus extended an invitation to his close friend, the Greek-French painter Mario Prassinos, and his daughter, Catherine, to accompany him on a trip to Greece. Prassinos, though firmly embedded in the French artistic elite, would find in Greece a transformative encounter with light, color and atmosphere, which would profoundly shape his artistic vision. This new sensibility, captured in over 350 works, is on display at the Mario Prassinos Museum in Athens (46 Vasilissis Sofias) founded by the collector Stelios Garipis. 'The Ineffable Figures' will run until February. [Catherine Prassinos Archive]