Discover painter, draftsperson Nikolaus Gysis

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This field records and makes accessible name variations, as found in sources. Alternate spellings, nicknames, maiden names - with or without the married name - are included in this category.

: Gyzis, Nicolas
Gysis, Nikolaos
Gyzis-Nicolas

Qualifications: painter, draftsperson

Nationality/school: Greek

Born: Sklavochorio (Tinos) 1842-03-01

Deceased: Munich 1901-01-04

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: Son of a carpenter

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Tínos (eiland)
Athene 1854 - 1861
pupil at the Polytechnikum
München 1865 - 1872
pupil at the Academy, under Alexander Wagner and Piloty
Athene

born in

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Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Piloty, Karl Theodor
Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Amiet, Cuno
André, Rudolf
Braun, Hermann
Burger, Fritz
Curry, Adolf
Edel, Edmund
Elkan, Benno
Exter, Julius Leopold Bernhard
Futterer, August
Grenness, Johannes
Hornecker, Léon
Levy, Rudolf
Magnussen, Harro
Marold, Ludwig
Miliadis, Stelios
O'Lynch of Town, Karl
Oppler, Ernst
Popescu, Stefan
Vikatos, Spyros
Vokos, Nikolaos
Walch, Paul Johann

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: genre, mythology, portrait, Christian religious scene, still life, figure study (main subject)

Literature

Thieme/Becker 1907-1950 , vol. 15 (1922), p. 379-380
Bénézit 1976 , vol. V, p. 329 (as: Gysis, Nicolas ou Gyzis)
Busse 1977 , p. 523 (as: Gysis (Gyzis-Nicolas), Nikolaus (Nicolaus, Nicolas))
Witt Checklist 1978 , p. 125 (as: Gysis, Nikolaus)
Saur 1992- , vol. 66 (2010), p. 467 (as: Gysis, Nikolaos (Gyzis, Nikolaos; Gysis, Nikolaus; Gysis, Nicolas))

H.G. Ludwig, 'Der griechische Defregger', Die Weltkunst 75/11 (October 2005), p. 59-61

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