Background
He was born in Batumi, Georgia in 1922 to a family of Caucasus Greek origin.
He was born in Batumi, Georgia in 1922 to a family of Caucasus Greek origin.
He studied in Batumi and later at Fritz Wotruba in Vienna.
He became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and from 1966 in Hamburg. In 1962 he represented Austria at the Venice Biennale. 1956: State Prize of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.