Ioannis Koutsis
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| Ioannis Koutsis | |
| Born | 1860 Spetses, Greece |
|---|---|
| Died | 1953Piraeus, France |
| Occupation | actor |
Ioannis Koutsis (Greek: Ιωάννης Κούτσης, 1860-1953) was a Greek painter a member of theMunich School Greek art movement of the 19th century.
[edit] Biography
He descended from an aristocrat maritime family known from the Greek Revolutionary War. At fifteen, he started together with his brothers of the management of the shipowning company. When he was a young artist he was taught by Konstantinos Volanakis.
He made no personal exhibitions but participated in many group exhibitions. He established a reputation as an artist in Piraeus.
His work consist of sea scape paintings influenced from his teacher. He died in Piraeus.
[edit] References
- The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)
