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Theofilos Hadjimichail

Theofilos Hadjimichail (1871 - 1933) was active/lived in Greece.  Theofilos Hadjimichail is known for Painting.

Theofilos Hadjimichail's work belonged to the collection of the distinguished Greek composer Loris Margaritis (1894-1953) who, along with Nobel laureates G. Seferis and O. Elytis, professors D. Evangelidhes and A. Katakouzinos, art critic A. Xydis, the poet A. Embirikos and the painter N. Chadjikyriakos-Ghika organized the seminal 1947 Theofilos retrospective at the British Council in Athens, one of the most important and influential exhibitions of Modern Greek art ever mounted.

Theofilos had returned to his native island of Mytilene in 1926-27 following a forty-year odyssey.  There, as noted by N. Matsas, he "enjoyed a very creative and prolific period, during which he painted some of his best works."  One of his paintings was owned by the renowned art critic and patron E. Teriade and was exhibited in the Louvre in 1961.

Around 1929, Teriade met with Theofilos in Mytilene and made a deal with him to paint portable works on canvas in return for a smalSee A. Xydis, The Discovery of Theofilos [in Greek], Kathimerini newspaper - EptaImeres, 20.3.1994, p. 12. 2. N. Matsas, The Tale of Theofilos [in Greek], Estia publ., Athens 1978, p. 153. 3. See O. Elytis, The Painter Theofilos [in Greek], Asterias editions, Athens 1973, p. 54; P. Zoiopoulos, Theofilos the Ingenious Looney [in Greek], Armos editions, Athens 2008, p. 63. 4. G. Samourkas, Twelve Folk Painters [in Greek], Athens 1974, p. 90.   ...  [Displaying 1456 of 2064 characters.]  Artist bio

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