Alexandros Alexandrakis [SEP] place of death
Alexandros Alexandrakis
Alexandros Alexandrakis (Athens, 1913 – Athens, 1968) was a Greek painter, who became widely known from his particularly dynamic depictions of the Greco-Italian War of 1940.
Alexandrakis showed an early talent for design and painting. In the age of 17, he exhibited 23 works in the group show organised by HAN. He then studied painting in Athens School of Fine Arts under the supervision of masters Spyridonas Vikatos and Umbertos Argyros. Later, he attended classes in engraving by the master Giannis Kefallinos.
by him in 1998 and 2005.
Bibliography.
- Α. Αλεξανδράκης, "Έτσι πολεμούσαμε 1940-41", εκδ. Πάπυρος, Αθήνα 1968. (Publication in 4 languages Greek, English, French και German.)
- A. Alexandrakis, "The War We Fought, 1940-41", The Hellenic Centre, London 1995, .
External links.
- «The Paintings of A.Alexandrakis for the 1940 War» — Some known paintings by Alexandrakis
- Alexandrakis, Alexandros (1913-1968)