LONDON.- Sotheby’s Greek Sale, on Monday, 9 May, 2011, will draw together an exceptional array of Greek art, with important examples of Greek Modernism by eminent 20th-century masters such as Constantinos Parthenis, Yiannis Tsarouchis and Yiannis Moralis. The Resurrection by Constantinos Parthenis (1878-1967) forms part of a series of works for Athens City Hall, commissioned by the Metaxas government in 1939. Parthenis executed many preliminary drawings for this decorative scheme, as well as plans for their final installation before abandoning the project. The other two related scenes, The Virgin and Child and The Crucifixion are currently in the collection of the National Gallery and Alexandros Sountzos Museum in Athens. Estimated at £300,000-500,000 (€345,000-575,000), the present work is the only example still in private hands. It is a stunning illustration of Parthenis’ use of non-perspectival space, inspi