Yiannis Spyropoulos () (March 12, 1912 – May 18, 1990) was a famous Greek painter of the second half of the 20th century.
Life and work
Spyropoulos was born in
Pylos
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of
Messenia
Messenia or Messinia ( ; ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a prefecture (''nomos' ...
. In 1933 he was accepted at the
Athens School of Fine Arts
The Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA; , ΑΣΚΤ) is a Greek higher education institution, specializing in the visual arts.
History
The Athens School of Fine Arts was established on 12 January 1837, known as the ''School for the Arts''. In the ...
.
His teachers included
Spyridon Vikatos
Spyridon or Spyros Vikatos (; 24 September 1878 – 6 June 1960) was a Greek painter and professor. He is considered one of the later members of the The Munich School, Munich School.
Life
Spyridon Vikatos was born in Argostoli, Cephalonia, in 1 ...
,
Oumbertos Argyros and
Epameinondas Thomopoulos
Epameinondas Thomopoulos (Greek: Επαμεινώνδας Θωμόπουλος, 1878 - January 4, 1976) was a Greek artist who attended the academy and the first Greek impressionist.
He studied drawing in Italy. It was his years as professor o ...
.
Eight years later the
Academy of Athens rewards Spyropoulos with the first prize and the opportunity to study in the
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
École or Ecole may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine
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in Paris. During his studies he was taught by
Charles-François-Prosper Guérin
Charles-François-Prosper Guérin (1875 in Sens (Yonne), Sens – 1939) was a French Post-Impressionist Painting, painter.
Guérin studied with Gustave Moreau in the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, l'École des Beaux Arts à Paris, a ...
.
See also
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Art in modern Greece
Modern Greek art is art from the period between the emergence of the new independent Greek state and the 20th century.
As Mainland Greece was under Ottoman rule for all four centuries, it was not a part of the Renaissance and artistic movements th ...
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Contemporary Greek art
Contemporary Greek art is defined as the art produced by Greek artists after World War II.
Painting-Sculpture
Abstract Expressionism
Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997) was an acclaimed abstract expressionist artist from Lefkas, who lived and w ...
References
External links
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Spyropoulos FoundationMunicipal Art Gallery Of ChaniaPainter's folder in the Teloglion Foundation of Art
1912 births
1990 deaths
People from Pylos-Nestor
20th-century Greek painters
Herder Prize recipients
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