Background
George Mavroides was born in 1912 in Piraeus, Greece, to Gaston and Zoe (Theocharous) Mavroides. He spent his childhood in Larnaca, Cyprus, the birthplace of his father. George also had a sister Alexandra (Mavroides) Floros.
Γιώργος Μαυροΐδης
George Mavroides was born in 1912 in Piraeus, Greece, to Gaston and Zoe (Theocharous) Mavroides. He spent his childhood in Larnaca, Cyprus, the birthplace of his father. George also had a sister Alexandra (Mavroides) Floros.
He studied law and political sciences at The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
In 1995 he was honored by the Academy of Athens with a distinction in Fine Arts.
In 1946 George Mavroides entered the Diplomatic Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was stationed firstly in Paris, then in Trieste.
He painted Greek cultural life without any formal painting education. In 1959 he was elected a professor at the School of Fine Arts, Athens, thus retired from the diplomatic corps. He served as a director from 1975 to 1977 and dean from 1977-1978.
Although his work appears to have certain common characteristics with the art of his generation, it differentiates itself through its use of bold color and freedom of expression in form. His subject matters included landscape, still life and portraiture of many friends and personalities.
Mavroides held many solo shows in Greece, Cyprus and other European cities as well in New York. He also participated in a number of prestigious group exhibitions such as the 1955 and 1957 Sao Paolo Biennale, the 1961 Alexandria Biennale and the 1966 Venice Biennale. In 1986 The National Gallery, Greece exhibited his first large scale retrospective.
Mavroides died in 2003 in Athens, Greece.
Vase with flowers
Ydra
Portrait of Nina
Girl
Portrait of Andreas Vurlumis
Red hair
Standing Nude
Τhe strange light
Girl wearing white dress
Lying naked
On a couch
Nino
The green with Erica
Sophia
Ydra
Pink blouse
Seated nude
Island landscape
Memory of Manet
Church-Mykonos
Landscape
Effie
Nude
Back again
Mary
Plate with fruits
Mavroides was a founding member of the art group Armos.
George Mavroides was married to Kitso (Thomaides) Mavroides.