(13 January 1910-1989) was a Greek painter
Born in Piraeus
, he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts
(1929–1935). He was also a student of Photios Kontoglou
, who introduced him to Byzantine iconography
, while he also studied popular architecture
and dressing customs. Together with Dimitris Pikionis
, Kontoglou and Angeliki Hatzimichali
he led the movement for the introduction of Greek tradition
From 1935 to 1936 he visited Istanbul
. He came in contact with the Renaissance art
. He discovered the works of Theophilos Hatzimihail
and met influential artists such as Henri Matisse
and Alberto Giacometti
He returned to Greece in 1936 and two years later he produced his first personal exhibition
in Athens. He later fought in the Greco-Italian War
in 1940. In 1949, he and other artists, including Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas
, Yannis Moralis
, Nikos Nikolaou
, Nikos Engonopoulos
and Panayiotis Tetsis
, established the "Armos" art group. In 1951 he had exhibitions in Paris
. In 1958 he participated in the Venice Biennale
. In 1967 he moved to Paris.
He filled his canvases with images of vulnerable men and (to a much lesser extent) strong women.
In 1982 the in Maroussi
, Athens, was inaugurated. The Museum is actually hosted in the house of the artist. There is also the .
He died in Athens in 1989.
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