Iosifina Dimas-Ziller Explained

Birth Date:1885
Death Date:1965
Nationality:Greek
Movement:Impressionism
Alma Mater:Athens School of Fine Arts

Iosifina Dimas-Ziller (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιωσηφίνα Δήμα-Τσίλερ; 1885-1965) was a Greek painter.

Life

Iosifina Dimas-Ziller was born in Piraeus in 1885. She was the daughter of Ernst Ziller and Greek female pianist Sofia Doudou.[1] She was the wife of painter and icon painter Dimitris Dimas. She studied music in Vienna, Dresden and in the Fine Arts School of Athens near George Iakovidis. She had made personal exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions as well.[2]

Artistic work

An important part of her work are portraits and landscapes as well as interiors and scenes from everyday life. The style of her works is in the context of Impressionism. Her works today are in the Koutlidis Collection, the Municipal Art Galleries of Athens and Piraeus, and the Ministry of Education.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Χελιώτη-Σχολινάκη, Χάρις. "Δήμα-Τσίλερ Ιωσηφίνα", στο:Λεξικό Ελλήνων Καλλιτεχνών 16ος-20ος αι.. Μέλισσα. 1997. 9789602042267. Athens. 356.
  2. Book: Λυδάκης, Στέλιος. Οι Έλληνες ζωγράφοι-λεξικό των ελλήνων ζωγράφων και χαρακτών. Μέλισσα. 1976. Athens. 102.