- Périclès Pantazis
Périclès Pantazis (
Athens , 1849–1884) was a major Greekimpressionist painter of the 19th century that gained a great reputation as an artist initially inBelgium .Life
Pantazis studied painting at the
Athens School of Fine Arts from 1861 to 1871 withNikiforos Lytras as his teacher. He continued or one year his studies inMunich and he then left forMarseille andParis . In Paris he was taught byGustave Courbet andAntoine Chintreuil . At this period he was introduced to the works ofEugène Boudin ,Johan Barthold Jongkind and of theimpressionists Manet ,Camille Pissarro andDegas .In 1873 with a reference letter from
Manet he moved toBrussels inBelgium . A notable Greek wine businessmanJean Économou was particularly interested in his skills and commissioned a large number of Pantazis paintings. InBelgium Pantazis became a member of an anti-academic artistic group called "Circle de la pâte" (meaning the circle of colour). He became close friends with painterGuillaume Vogels and sculptorAuguste Philippette whose sister he married few years later.InBrussels initially he worked as a home decorator forGuillaume Vogels but later he was dedicated to painting as he became increasingly known for his talent.In 1878 he represented Greece at theInternational Art Biennalle of Paris . He died before he turned 35 years old from chronic tuberculosis.Work
*Antwerpen, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
*Brussels, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België
*Oostende,KaZ
*Sint-Niklaas, Stedelijk MuseumSee also
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Greek Art
*Art in modern Greece
*National Gallery (Athens)
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