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Nikos Engonopoulos was born on 21 October, 1907 in Athens, Greece, is a Greek painter and poet. Discover Nikos Engonopoulos's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

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Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 21 October, 1907
Birthday 21 October
Birthplace Athens, Greece
Date of death 31 October, 1985
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Nationality Greece

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1907

Nikos Egonopoulos (Νίκος Εγγονόπουλος; October 21, 1907 – October 31, 1985) was a Greek painter and poet.

He is one of the most important members of "Generation of the '30s", as well as a major representative of the surrealist movement in Greece.

His work as a writer also includes critique and essays.

Nikos Egonopoulos was born in Athens in 1907 and was the second son of Panagiotis and Errietti (Henrietta) Egonopoulos.

1914

During the summer of 1914, when Egonopoulos' family went on a trip to Constantinople were obliged to settle there, due to the outbreak of World War I.

1923

In 1923, he was enrolled in a lycée in Paris, where he studied for a period of four years.

After his return to Greece, he joined the Army in order to fulfil the mandatory military service.

Later on, he worked as a translator in a bank and as a secretary at the University of Athens.

1930

From 1930 to 1933 Egonopoulos worked as a designer in the Urban Planning Department of the Greek Ministry of Public Works.

1932

In 1932 he joined the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he studied under Konstantinos Parthenis, Dimitrios Biskinis, Thomas Thomopoulos and Yannis Kefallinos.

He also attended classes at the art studio of Photis Kontoglou and studied Byzantine art under Andreas Xyngopoulos.

During that time he met important artists like the poet Andreas Embirikos and the painters Yannis Tsarouchis, Giorgio de Chirico and Yannis Moralis.

Later Egonopoulos credited Embirikos and de Chirico as his major surrealist influences.

1938

His first paintings, mostly temperas on paper depicting old houses, were presented at an Art of Modern Greek Tradition exhibition, organised in January 1938.

Soon after the exhibition, he published translations of poems by Tristan Tzara, which were published in February.

A few months later, his first collection of poems (Do Not Distract the Driver) was published, followed by a second one (The Clavicembalos of Silence) the next year.

Overall he is considered one of the finest surrealist poets of Greece.

1939

Engonopoulos made his first individual exhibition in 1939.

1944

Three years later, he finished his most popular long poem Bolivar, a Greek Poem, inspired by the revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar and published in 1944.

1950

Engonopoulos was married twice; first he married the artist Nelly Andrikopoulou in 1950 and in 1960 he married Eleni Tsiokou with whom he had one daughter.

Engonopoulos is considered as the introducer of the Greek surrealism and also its main representative.

His works are noted for the combination of elements from tradition, history, religion and the contemporary period mixed with his own sarcastic attitude.

Engonopoulos' paintings are held in public and private collections such as the National Gallery of Greece, Benaki Museum, the Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation, the Museum of Modern Greek Art of Rhodes etc.

1954

In 1954, he was selected to represent Greece in Biennale of Venice and the following year later, he participated in the Biennale of São Paulo.

1958

In 1958, he won the First Poetry Award of the Greek Ministry of Education and in 1966 received the Gold Cross of George I for his contribution to Arts.

1967

In 1967 he was elected professor of painting at the National Technical University of Athens, and held this position until 1973 when he retired.

1968

The poem was also released in the form of a song, in 1968, with music composed by Nikos Mamangakis.

After the Second World War he became one of the founding members of the Art group Armos.

1985

He died of a heart attack in 1985 in Athens.