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Yiannis Spyropoulos

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Yiannis Spyropoulos
Γιάννης Σπυρόπουλος
Born(1912-03-12)March 12, 1912
Pylos, Greece
DiedMay 18, 1990(1990-05-18) (aged 78)
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
EducationAthens School of Fine Arts,
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Known forPainting
AwardsFirst prize of the Academy of Athens

Yiannis Spyropoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Σπυρόπουλος) (March 12, 1912 – May 18, 1990) was a famous Greek painter of the second half of the 20th century.

Life and work

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Spyropoulos was born in Pylos of Messenia.[1] In 1933 he was accepted at the Athens School of Fine Arts. His teachers included Spyridon Vikatos, Oumbertos Argyros and Epameinondas Thomopoulos.[1] 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 in Paris. During his studies he was taught by Charles-François-Prosper Guérin.

See also

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References

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  • Spyropoulos Yannis, National Gallery of Greece, retrieved 2016-02-18
  • Spyropoulos Foundation
  • Spyropoulos paintings
  • Municipal Art Gallery Of Chania
  • Painter's folder in the Teloglion Foundation of Art