Zevgolis Grigorios

He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1903-1908), painting and sculpture under Nikiforos Lytras, Georgios Roilos and Georgios Vroutos. He went on to study in Paris, first at the Academie Julian, under Raoul Verlet and Paul Maximilien Landowski, and then at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, at Jules-Felix Coutan’s workshop. In 1911, he returned to Athens and opened a studio with Nikolaos Lytras.

His exhibition activity includes group exhibitions, notably ones by the Greek Artists Association and the “Omas Techni” (Art Group) and National Art Fairs, while in 1934 he participated in the Venice Biennale.

In his work, which includes a large number of war memorials, busts, reliefs and free compositions, he combined his academic training with elements of Rodin’s sculpture, both in the dramatisation of the content, especially in war memorials, and in the fluid, impressionistic treatment; while some of his works stand out for their ornamental grace.