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oil on paper signed lower right circa 1920 60 x 75 cm Provenance Emfietzoglou Collection private collection, Athens Literature Ο Γαλάνης, ο άνθρωπος, ο καλλιτέχνης, ο πατριώτης, Γ. Πετρέα, εκδόσεις Δίφρος, Αθήνα, 1955, page 126, illustrated Συλλογή Εμφιετζόγλου, Νεότερη και Σύγχρονη Τέχνη, Αθήνα, 2005, page 139, illustrated Dimitrios Galanis enrolled at The Aristotle University, to study Structural Engineering between 1897 and 1899. In 1899, he attended drawings lessons with Nikiforos Lytras and a year later he left for Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Between 1901 and 1912 he collaborated as a cartoon artist, with magazines such as the Soleil de Dimanche, Frou-Frou, le Rire, Le Sourire, L’Assiette au Beurre and Le Conard Sauvage. In 1909 Galanis settled down in Montmartre where he socialized with Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Gris and Derrain, with the last one establishing a close lifetime friendship. From 1918, onwards he illustrated, with wood engravings, a number of books such as the 'Voyage musical aux pays du Passe' by R. Rolland and the 'Album de quatres nature mortes'. In 1922, Galanis had his first solo exhibition in Paris, introduced by Andre Malraux. The show received enthusiastic critical response that established his reputation as a painter. Between 1930 and 1937 he was teaching the art of engraving, from his studio, to Greek art students in Paris such as Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika and Polykleitos Rengos. In 1945, he was elected a Professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and a lifelong member of the prestigious Academie Francaise. Galanis received more critical acclaim abroad, in his lifetime, that any other Greek modern artist of the early 20th century. His work can be found at The National Gallery, Athens, The Benaki Museum, the Municipal Gallery of Athens and Rhodes, The Museum of the City of Athens, The Leventis Gallery, The Koutlides collection, The National Bank of Greece collection and in many private collections in Athens and internationally.