[ΠΑΠΑΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΥ Πέτρος]. PETROS (1928-2014), Opera grafica. Quindici xilografie originali incise dal 1970 al 1972. Edizioni Grafic Olimpia, Milano, 1973. Folder composed of a presentation text by Luigi Cavallo. Folio (56x42x6cm.), 10 + [6] + 14 (out of 15) original woodcuts on Japanese paper, executed between 1970 and 1972, by Petros, each bearing signature and numbering in pencil. Edition of 99 copies (No 13). Private collection. Petros was born in Athens. Between 1949 and 1955, he studied painting in the studio of Yannis Moralis and etching with Yiannis Kefallinos, at The School of Fine Art, Athens. He continued his studies in Italy (Urbino and Milan), where he eventually settled down. His work evolves in the sphere of surrealism (Max Ernst, R. Matta and V. Brauner), but is inspired from the philosophical quest of the pre-Socrates era. In 1972, Petros starts a collaboration with legendary art dealer Alexander Iolas. He exhibited his work internationally and extensively in Italy. In 1984, he had a solo exhibition at the Benaki Museum. In 1983, his friendship with the poet Yiannis Ritsos led to a collaboration with Petros illustrating Ritsos’s book ‘Ο κόσμος είναι ένας’. In publishers original hard case, fabric bound and illustrated; minor wear, mainly corner bumped. Fresh interior. Really Good copy.