Alexandros Christofis
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Alexandros Christofis or Alexandros Hristofis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Χριστόφης, 1882-1953) was a Greek
painter
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He was born in Piraeus
in 1882. He attended the School of Great Arts where he excelled with the studend Nikiforos Lytras. He later went to Naples
where he attended the Institute of Great Arts. From his journey until his death, he presented paintings with popular and teamwork positions.
From 1925, he was a prodessor of the technical school. In his work, it depicts mainly its scenes of everyday life of its people either in outdoors or in the city and from the life of the Greek sailors at its ports in Piraeus. Pictures are founded also in Germany
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His technique in which austerely judges academically with intense personal tone.
Greece
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painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
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He was born in Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
in 1882. He attended the School of Great Arts where he excelled with the studend Nikiforos Lytras. He later went to Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
where he attended the Institute of Great Arts. From his journey until his death, he presented paintings with popular and teamwork positions.
From 1925, he was a prodessor of the technical school. In his work, it depicts mainly its scenes of everyday life of its people either in outdoors or in the city and from the life of the Greek sailors at its ports in Piraeus. Pictures are founded also in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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His technique in which austerely judges academically with intense personal tone.