Andreas Krystallis
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Andreas Krystallis or Andreas Kristallis (Greek: Ανδρέας Κρυστάλλης, 1911 – 1951) was a Greek
painter
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in which is now a part of Turkey
, after the end of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, he moved to Mytilini on the island of Lesvos. He entered the Royal Greek Navy (now the Greek Navy) and finished his career with his larger brother. Quickly as he resigned because he wanted to delivered exclusively in writing, he moved to Piraeus. He visited Paris
in 1928 where he lived for three years at the École de Beaux Arts. He returned to Greece and moved to Athens
and in Mytilini. He died in Athens
.
His work is about oil and water paintings with the knowledge mainly from the sea. He was a lyrical impressionist
.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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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Biography
He was born in Asia MinorAsia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
in which is now a part of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, after the end of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, he moved to Mytilini on the island of Lesvos. He entered the Royal Greek Navy (now the Greek Navy) and finished his career with his larger brother. Quickly as he resigned because he wanted to delivered exclusively in writing, he moved to Piraeus. He visited Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1928 where he lived for three years at the École de Beaux Arts. He returned to Greece and moved to Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and in Mytilini. He died in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
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His work is about oil and water paintings with the knowledge mainly from the sea. He was a lyrical impressionist
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
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