Konstandinidi Eleni (1910 – 1988)
Biography
Born in Athens, Eleni Konstantinidi (1910–1988) studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts from 1929 to 1934. There, she trained in painting and printmaking under two prominent teachers, Konstantinos Parthenis and Yannis Kefallinos, respectively. During her career as a printmaker, she devoted herself primarily to woodcut, establishing herself as one of the most daring and innovative Greek women printmakers of the interwar period. She was actively involved in artistic groups, including the Union of “Free Artists”, among others. After the Second World War, she gradually moved away from printmaking and focused more on painting. Her early works reveal strong Expressionist influences, characterized by dynamic stylization and distortions, particularly in her woodcuts. From the 1960s onward, however, her artistic language evolved toward more abstract forms of expression.