Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas (1906-1994), a leading painter, sculptor, engraver, writer, and academic, was born in Athens, where at an early age he took painting lessons from Constantinos Parthenis. Later, in Paris, he first exhibited his work in 1923.

In 1933, he organised in Athens the 4th International Architectural Symposium. From 1935 to 1937, he was co-editor of the art magazine 3rd Eye. In 1941, he was offered a position in the Architectural School of the National Technical University of Athens. In 1949, he formed, with other artists including Yiannis Moralis, Yannis Tsarouchis, Nikos Nikolaou, Nikos Engonopoulos and Panayiotis Tetsis, the “Armos” art group. In 1950, he was the Greek participant at the Venice Biennale, where he exhibited 17 of his paintings.

As Professor of Drawing at the National Technical University of Athens, School of Architecture (1941-1958), he influenced an entire generation of artists. He also illustrated a number of books, including N. Kazantzakis’s “Odyssey”, Longos’s “Daphne and Chloe” and C.P. Cavafy’s “Poems.”

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