Christos Kapralos

Christos Kapralos (Greek Χρήστος Καπράλος, born November 16, 1909 in Panaitolion; † January 20, 1993 in Athens ) was a Greek sculptor of the 20th century.

Life and works

Kapralos was born into a peasant family in aitoloakarnanischen place Panaitolion in Western Greece. Thanks to financial support from the brothers Papa Stratos, he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Athens as a student of Argyros and later sculpture in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiere and the Academie Colarossi. One of his professors was Marcel Gimond. In 1940 he returned to his hometown. Six years later he moved to Athens. Except in Athens, Kapralos maintained from 1963 to a studio on the island of Aegina.

His works created Kapralos mainly in bronze and marble, but also of wood and stone. The central theme of his art was man, with inspiration from the ancient art and mythology. Among his most famous works is a frieze for the so-called Battle of Pindus during the Second World War, when Greek troops defeated the Italian army. This frieze is now in the Greek Parliament. He also created works referring to the Greek Civil War.

Kapralos works have been shown in many Greek and international art exhibitions and have won awards. Among other Kapralos was awarded the 1988 Gottfried von Herder Prize.

The museum Christos Kapralos is distributed over three locations: in his former foundry in Athens, on the island of Aegina and in Agrinio.

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