Symeon Savvidis, or Sabbides (Greek: Συμεών Σαββίδης; 1859,

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- February 1927,

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) was a Greek painter; influenced by the Munich School. His most familiar works are on Turkish themes.Biography and works
@ the National Gallery (Athens)

Biography

His parents were prosperous merchants, and he was originally sent to study at the School of Commerce on the island of Heybeliada. In his spare time, he displayed a talent for drawing and sketching. As a result, he was enrolled in the architecture school at

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, where he studied from 1878 to 1880. While there, he made the acquaintance of , a shipping magnate who was a benefactor for numerous charities. With his support, Savvidis was able to attend the

Academy of Fine Arts Munich The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (german: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, ...

, where he studied with Wilhelm von Diez,

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and

Nikolaos Gyzis Nikolaos Gyzis ( el, Νικόλαος Γύζης ; german: Nikolaus Gysis; 1 March 1842 – 4 January 1901) was considered one of Greece's most important 19th century painters. He was most famous for his work '' Eros and the Painter'', his first ...

. Upon completing his studies in 1887, he decided to remain there and stayed for over forty years. During that time, he made several trips to

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to gather material for his work. He held numerous exhibitions in Berlin, Leipzig, Hamburg, Vienna, Paris and London. Occasionally, he would have a showing in Athens. In his later years, he abandoned the Munich style in favor of more colorful, Impressionistic works. A man of wide ranging interests, he used the colors of dawn and sunset to develop a method for weather prediction. Despite his wide ranging activity, his works never achieved commercial success. The

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broke most of his professional connections and left him close to poverty. In 1925, poor and sick, he moved to Athens, where he died two years later. A major retrospective was held there in 1931. The

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presented a large exhibition of his paintings in 2006.

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"Ο ατίθασος Συμεών Σαββίδης"
(The Untamed Symeon Savvidis) from ''

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"Συμεών Σαββίδης (1859—1927)"
notes for the 2006 exhibition. {{DEFAULTSORT:Savvidis, Symeon 1859 births 1927 deaths Greek painters Orientalist painters Genre painters Expatriates in the German Empire Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to Greece People from Tokat 19th-century Greek painters 20th-century Greek painters

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