A unique exhibition under the title Nikolaos Gyzis: The Great Painter is hosted at the B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation from November 8, 2012 until February 3, 2013.

The B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation in cooperation with the Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki presents this exhibition dedicated to Nikolaos Gyzis, one of the most important representatives of the famous Munich School with works from the much discussed donation of the Gyzis family to the Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki.

The exhibition is enriched with works depicting the evolution of the great painter from the collections of the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum, the National Bank, the Athens Concert Hall, the Emfietzoglou Collection, the Marianna Latsis Collection and many other private collections.

The exhibition features major paintings and rare oil paintings, drawings, sculptures and posters of the leading Greek painter of the 19th century. The thematic sections include, among others, portraits and scenes from the artist’s family, religious and allegorical subjects, ethological themes, landscapes and still lives.

For more info: www.thf.gr