Modern Greek Art, Painting, Sculpture and Photography
Michael Lahanas

Σύγχρονη Ελληνική Τέχνη, Ζωγραφική, Γλυπτική

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Visual Arts

Did we send you to Germany to paint donkeys ? Greek Education minister to Nikolaos Gyzis

Nikolaos Gyzis (or Gysis) (Νικόλαος Γύζης) (1.3.1842 Sklavohori Tinos – (4 or 17).1.1901 Munich) , son of Onoufrios and Margarita Gyzis.

Georgios Avlichos (Γεώργιος Άβλιχος )(1842 Lixouri / Kefalonia- 1909 Argostoli /Kefalonia) Girl at the window

Iakovos Rizos (1843 – 1916?)

Charalambos Pachis (Χαράλαμπος Παχής) (1844 – 1891) The Assassination of Capodistrias , landscape paintings

Ioannis Zacharias (Ιωάννης Ζαχαρίας or Ζαχαριάς ) (1845 - shortly after 1873 ), a student of Karl von Piloty in Munich / Germany, The Standing Girl, The Student

Polychronis Lembesis (Πολυχρόνης Λεμπέσης ) (1848 Salamis -1913), Polychronis Lempesis Paintings

Periklis Pantazis Paintings, Images

Periklis Pantazis (Περικλής Πανταζής)(1849 Athens – 1884 Brussels/Belgium) , "Les XX" Group , Gallery

Theodoros Rallis, Studies

George Iakovidis (Γεώργιος Ιακωβίδης) (11.1.1853 Hydira Lesvos – 13.12.1932 Athens) “Munich School”, designed also the 1 and 2 drachma coins of 1910

Dmitri Minaevich Sinodi-Popov (1855-1910) - Russian artist of Greek descent.

Angelos Giallinas (Άγγελος Γιαλλινάς )( 1857 Corfu -1939 Corfu) water-colours The temple of Olympian Zeus with the Acropolis in the background

Constantine Panorios (Κωνσταντίνος Πανώριος or Πανόριος ) (1857 Sifnos, 1892 Corfu) German Munich School, Titica

Eduard Kasparides (1858-1926) Greek/Austrian Painter, The Grecian Garden

Emilios Prosalentis (or Prossalentis) (1859-1926)

Symeon Savvidis ( Συμεών Σαββίδης) (1859 Tokat / Minor Asia – 1927 Athens), Ο ατίθασος Συμεών Σαββίδης

Spyridon Prosalentis, Makriyannis

Nikolaos Vokos (Νικόλαος Βώκος )(1861 Hydra - 1902 Athens)

Kolokotronis, Lazaros Sochos

Lazaros Sochos

Lazaros Sochos (Λάζαρος Σώχος) (1862 Ysternia Tinos-1911 Athens), Theodoros Kolokotronis

Penelope , Leonidas Drosis 1873

Leonidas Drosis, Sculptor, Apollo and Athena , (Academy of Athens)

Torso of a wife, Discus Thrower , Kostas Dimitriadis

Swimmer, Kostas Dimitriadis

Kostas Dimitriadis ( Κώστας Δημητριάδης) (1881 Stenimaho East Romylia /Thrace - 28.10.1943 Athens)(studied and worked in Paris, London) Sculptor, δισκοβόλος ( Discus Thrower) (gold prize 1924 Olympics Paris) now in USA central part NY (the sculpture was assaulted by graffiti, and vandals stole the discus and broke the statue’s arm), a copy is in Athens (entrance of Panathenaic stadium) Image , Andras (1910)

Tomb of Sophia Afentaki (Σοφία Αφεντάκη), with the inscription "Yannoulis Halepas epoiei"

Yannoulis (or Giannoulis) Halepas (or Chalepas) (Γιαννούλης Χαλεπάς) (1851 Pyrgos Tinos – 15 or 16 April 1938), sculptor , Κοιμωμένη ( Koimomeni / Sleeping Lady), burial monument "Sophia Afentakis" in the First cemetery of Athens. Had already young psychopathological problems. His most productive period after the death of his mother who destroyed some of his works. One symptom according to a report “he was laughing without a reason.” “Ορκιζόμεθα ότι ο Γιαννούλης Χαλεπάς έπαθεν τας φρένας, το πρώτον, κατά το 1879 έτος. Τα πρώτα της φρενοπαθείας συμπτώματα ήταν γέλως άνευ λόγου, ....” (Ta NEA in Greek)

Waves, Skagerrak,

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