Epameinondas Thomopoulos
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Epameinondas Thomopoulos (Greek: Επαμεινώνδας Θωμόπουλος, 1878 - January 4, 1974) was a Greek
artist
who attended the academy
and the first Greek impressionist
.
He studied drawing in Italy
. It was his years as professor of the arts achool and for two years at a school from 1948 until 1949. In 1949, he was elected member of the Athens Academy
and in 1962, he was appointed president of the same member.
Most of his works and drawings are related with nature. Many of these are preserved in the Patras
city hall and the National Gallery of Greece.
In 1996, the city of Patras awarded a large spot in the National Gallery of the city.
Greece
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artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
who attended the academy
Munich School
The most important artistic movement of Greek Art in the 19th century was academic realism, often called in Greece "the Munich School" because of the strong influence from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich , where many Greek artists trained.- History :...
and the first Greek 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...
.
He studied drawing in Italy
Italy
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. It was his years as professor of the arts achool and for two years at a school from 1948 until 1949. In 1949, he was elected member of the Athens Academy
Athens Academy
Athens Academy is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school originally founded in Athens, now located in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. The school sponsors grades K through 12, and also operates a preschool. It was founded in 1967. The school's motto is Excellentia Cum Honore...
and in 1962, he was appointed president of the same member.
Most of his works and drawings are related with nature. Many of these are preserved in the Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
city hall and the National Gallery of Greece.
In 1996, the city of Patras awarded a large spot in the National Gallery of the city.