Background
He studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts from 1902 to 1906, where he was taught by his father, Nikiforos Lytras, and Georgios Jakobides.
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
He studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts from 1902 to 1906, where he was taught by his father, Nikiforos Lytras, and Georgios Jakobides.
After that, he transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, and studied with Ludwig von Löfftz, among others, until 1912.
While there, he also came under the influence of Der Blaue Reiter, a group of Expressionist painters, and created illustrations for the novel A Tale with Number Name by Penelope Delta. He left Munich to enlist in the Balkan Wars, serving as an officer and making sketches of Turkish fortifications. When he returned home, with several decorations, he began to participate in the exhibitions of the "Association of Greek Artists", often exhibiting together with the sculptor Gregorios Zevgolis.
Later, they opened a joint studio in the old workshop of Lazaros Sochos.
In 1917, he joined with Konstantinos Parthenis and others to establish "Ομάδα Τέχνη" (The Art Group), with the aim of countering German Academicism in Greek art In 1923, he and Parthenis were candidates to take over the management of the School of Fine Arts.
His primary contribution involved changing the structure and role of the workshops. Turning them into independent units.
He held this position until his death from tuberculosis in 1927.
A major retrospective of his work was given at the Zappeion in 1929.
Landscape
Seville oranges
Landscape of Tinos
Boat with Sail (Panormos, Tinos)
Portrait of Sculptor Yannoulis Chalepas
The Artist in his Studio
Briedge in the woods
The Donkey
Self Portraits
Landscape of Attica
Portrait of the Painter Gerassimos Dialismas
Woman with Rose
The Meadow
Landscape of Athens
Kokkinaras
Nude
The Lighthouse
Landscape,Karyatides
Self Portrait
Landscape of Sounio
The Milk
Hillside
Child
Portrait of F.D
Seascape
Portrait of painter Maria Hors
Portrait of painter Oumvertos Argyros
Portrait of young K.M
Portrait of a man
Sun bathing
The straw hat
Portrait of Mlle.M. Horsch
Landscape of Attica
In the Boat
Tinos Agios Markos
Landscape, Tinos
Reading
In the garden
Boy
Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of the painter's mother
Dog
Field with Haystacks
Young man
Landscape, Mountain Ymmitos
Peeling Quinces
Landscape with Pine tree
Landscape, Sounion
Portrait of a little girl
Landscape, Acropolis