Nikolaos Alektoridis

The death of an atheist, 1906 painting by Alektoridis.

Nikolaos Alektoridis (Greek: Νικόλαος Αλεκτορίδης, 1874–1909^[1]) was a Greek painter and a member of the Munich School of Greek artists.

Biography

He was born in Kayseri in 1874.^[1][2] He studied in Constantinople under the Italians painter Fausto Zonaro.^[3] After the end of his studies he settled to Athens, where he worked as an icon painter. In 1903 Alektoridis created along with Vasileios Hatzis an art studio in which painters like George Bouzianis and Periklis Vyzantios attended classes. Alektoridis participated at the Athens International Exhibition (1907, 1908, and 1909), at the 1902 Art Exhibition of Constantinople,^[4] at the 1907 International Maritime Exhibition in Bordeaux (where he won a gold medal) and at the exhibition of the Greek Art Society in Cairo (1909).^[5]

Alektoridis drowned at Vouliagmeni, on 12 July 1909 after entering the sea without knowing swimming.^[2][6]

Work

Alektoridis subjects were mostly portraits, mythological compositions with religious content and genre painting. His art was heavy influenced by the academic tone of Munich School.^[5]

References

1. "Alectoridis Nikolaos (1874 Kaisareia, Asia Minor – 1909 Athens)". nationalgallery.gr. The National Art Gallery and Alexandros Soutzos Museum. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
2. Σκόκος, Κωνσταντίνος Φ. (1910). Εθνικόν ημερολόγιον, χρονογραφικόν, φιλολογικόν και γελοιογραφικόν του έτους 1910. Εκ του Τυπογραφείου Ανέστη Κωνσταντινίδου. pp. 84–86. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
3. "Αλεκτορίδης Νικόλαος". nikias.gr (in Greek). Νικίας. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
4. Πινακοθήκη, isssue 15 (in Greek). Athens. 1902. p. 70. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
5. "Nikolaos Alektoridis (1874–1909)". psatharis-auctions.com.cy. Δημοπρασίαι Ψαθάρης. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
6. "Ο πνιγμός του Αλεκτορίδου". Σκριπ (in Greek) (Athens). 14 July 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2015.