Epaminondas Thomopoulos
Epaminondas Thomopoulos ( Greek Επαμεινώνδας Θωμόπουλος ; * 1878 in Patra ; † January 4, 1976 in Athens ) was a Greek painter and university professor.
Thomopoulos studied painting in Italy. He was one of the early Greek impressionists . For many years Thomopoulos was a professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts and its director from 1948 to 1949. He had previously been elected to the Academy of Athens in 1945 and was President of the Academy from 1962.
Most of his works are inspired by nature. Many of his paintings can be found in the National Gallery of Greece in Athens and the Municipal Gallery of Patra. In 1996 the city of Patra honored him with a major retrospective. One of his most famous works is the oil painting “The Beginning of Autumn”.
literature
- Τ. Ηλιάδου-Μανιάκη: Επαμεινώνδας Θωμόπουλος. Αχαϊκές Εκδόσεις, Πάτρα 1992 (Greek).
Web links
- Short biography Θωμόπουλος Επαμεινώνδας in the National Gallery (Athens) with illustrations, Greek, accessed on April 17, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of members of the Academy of Athens ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Greek, accessed April 17, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomopoulos, Epaminondas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Θωμόπουλος, Επαμεινώνδας (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek painter and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Patra |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th January 1976 |
| Place of death | Athens |