Emmanuel Zairis
Emmanuel Zairis (Greek language, Greek: Εμμανουήλ Ζαΐρης; 1876 or 1878 – 1948) was a Greek Painting, painter. Biography Zairis was born in 1876 or 1878 in Bodrum, Ottoman Empire, but  no information is available about his early years. In 1894 he left for Bavaria to study at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, where he was a student of Nikolaos Gyzis. After completing his studies, he remained in Germany. From 1904 to 1930 Zairis took part in 22 exhibitions at the Glaspalast (Munich), Glaspalast in Munich. During the 1913 exhibition he won the gold medal and in 1921 a retrospective exhibition of his works was organized in Munich. In search of his own style he lived for a time in Paris. Having spent several years abroad, he decided to return permanently to Greece. In 1932 he was appointed director of the branch of the Athens School of Fine Arts in Mykonos. In 1934, another retrospective exhibition of Zairis' works was organized at the Zappeion, Zappeion Hall in Athe ...
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