Yiannis Spyropoulos Explained

Yiannis Spyropoulos
Γιάννης Σπυρόπουλος
Birth Date:12 March 1912
Birth Place:Pylos, Greece
Death Place:Athens, Greece
Nationality:Greek
Known For:Painting
Training:Athens School of Fine Arts,
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Awards:First prize of the Academy of Athens

Yiannis Spyropoulos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γιάννης Σπυρόπουλος) (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 of Messenia. In 1933 he was accepted at the Athens School of Fine Arts.His teachers included Spyridon Vikatos, Oumbertos Argyros and Epameinondas Thomopoulos.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.

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