Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika ( Greek Νίκος Χατζηκυριάκος Γκίκας Nikos Chatzikyriakos Gikas , born February 26, 1906 in Athens ; † September 3, 1994 ibid) was a Greek , Cubist painter .
life and work
Nikos Ghika moved to Paris in 1923 and studied at the Sorbonne . A few months after arriving in Paris, he took part in an exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants . In 1924 he continued his studies of painting and etching at the Académie Ranson . His first solo exhibition took place in 1927 in the Percier Gallery . It was presented by Maurice Raynal . Ghika was on friendly terms with Hans Arp and Jean Hélion , with whom he exhibited together in 1934. In 1961 he married Barbara Warner (1911–1989). In 1973 he became a member of the Academy of Athens and in 1989 a member of theRoyal Academy of Arts . He was a member of the Accademia Tiberina and was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres .
Ghika did not only paint, but also made sculptures, etchings , illustrations and wrote essays . He was a founding member of AICA-Hellas, the Greek section of the Association Internationale des Critiques d'Art .
Web links
- documenta 14, daybook Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika
- artnet Nicolas Ghika
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arts & Culture Nicolas Ghika , accessed on June 11, 2019. (English)
- ↑ Independent Obituary Nikos Ghika , accessed on June 11, 2019. (English)
- ↑ Tate Nikolas Ghika , accessed on June 11, 2019. (English)
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| SURNAME | Hadjikyriakos-Ghika, Nikos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chatzēkyriakos-Gkikas, Nikolaos; Ghika, Nicolas; Ghika, Nicos; Χατζηκυριάκος Γκίκας, Νίκος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd September 1994 |
| Place of death | Athens |