Umvertos Argyros

Umvertos Argyros (1884-1963) originally studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Nikephoros Lytras and Georgios Roilos and then, on an Averoff scholarship, continued his studies at the Munich Academy. In 1929 he was elected professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts,
remaining in that position until 1953. During the Greek-Italian war he was sent on a government commission to the front and did representations of many of the battles. He exhibited his work at the Venice Biennales of 1934 and 1936. In his painting he was originally occupied with mythological and symbolic motifs while later he turned to scenes from everyday life, landscapes, portraits and nudes in interior spaces.