George Gounaropoulos

Georgios Gounaropoulos (1890–1977) studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts and continued at the Académie Julian and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Starting off in the academic tradition and then coming into contact with the teachings of impressionism and Cezanne, he ended with his own personal, surrealistic style, in which the linearly rendered figures are inspired by ancient lekythoi and are imbued with an atmosphere both dreamy and highly lyrical, where the game of light and shadow plays the primary role.