Andreas Vourloumis - a painter of Attica

Andreas Vourloumis - a painter of Attica, at the Niarchos Cultural Centre.

Born in Patras in 1910, Andreas Vourloumis was one of the most characteristic but low-key representatives of Greek painting of the second half of the 20th century. A figurative painter, influenced by impressionism and wary of the teachings of modernism, he was almost exclusively interested in the Attic space. He painted Athens and its people on canvas and paper, focusing on urban housing. He captured in his work the places where he lived, the places that made up his everyday life. He died in Athens in August 1999.

His work was exhibited in the space next to the library.

The Stroffili Grove, Kifissia (the first landscape), 1924, (oil on canvas)

Kifissia during the Winter, 1923, (oil on canvas)

Hypatia (I hate you), 1935, (oil on canvas)

Loverdos Estate, (Kifissia, towards Varybobi), 1935, (oil on canvas)

Hydra, 1938, (oil on hardboard)

Boats, (oil on canvas)

Vouliagmeni, 1940, (oil on wood)

Memory from Albania, 1948, (oil on cardboard)

Neighbourhood in Athens, 1958, (egg temper mounted on hardboard)

The roof of the house on Tsakalof Street, 1954, (oil on hardboard)

View from the House on Tsakalof Street, 1947, (oil on hardboard)

View from the House on Tsakalof Street, 1947, (oil on hardboard)

Rooftops and Mount Hymettus, 1929, (oil on canvas)

Terrace with Pergola, (Tsakalof Street), 1960, (egg tempera on paper)

Rooftops, Tsakalof Street, 1957, (oil on canvas)

Coal Shop, 1950, (egg tempera on hardboard)

Greengrocer, 1951, (egg tempera on hardboard)

Passersby, 1950, (egg tempera on paper mounted on hardboard)

Street with Figures, 1963, (egg tempera on hardboard)

Helen Playing the Piano, 1949, (oil on cardboard)

Daphne at the Piano, 1954, (oil on canvas)

The Butcher's Assistant, 1970, (oil on hardboard)

The Dining Room, the house on Tsakalof Street, 1953, (ol on hardboard)

Playing Cards, 1960, (egg tempera on hardboard)

The Artist's Mother, 1953, (oil on hardboard)

Store in Pangrati, (egg tempera on paper)

Rooftops, (charcoal and egg tempera on hardboard)

Rooftops on Tsakalof Street, 1994, (oil on canvas)

Panathenaic Stadium, (oil on canvas)

Patras Beach, 1970, (pencil and watercolour on paper)

Patras Beach, 1970, (pencil and watercolour on paper)

Aegina, Pier and Boats, 1988, (oil on canvas)

Aegina, 1993, (oil on canvas mounted on hardboard)

Self-Portrait, 1969, (oil on canvas)