Vasileios Hatzis
Vasileios Hatzis or Vassileios Chatzis (Greek: Βασίλειος Χατζής, 1870 – 1915) was a Greek painter best known for his seascapes.
Vasileios Hatzis | |
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Βασίλειος Χατζής | |
 Vasileios Hatzis by George Bouzianis (1913) | |
| Born | 1870 Kastoria, Greece |
| Died | 1915 Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Known for | Seascapes |
Life
Vasileios Hatzis was born in 1870 in Kastoria[1] to a family involved in shipping; he spent his childhood in Patras.[2] From 1886 to 1893 he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Nikiforos Lytras and Konstantinos Volanakis.[1] He served with the Greek fleet during the Balkan Wars of 1912–13. He died in Athens in 1915.[1]
Work
While known primarily for his seascapes, Hatzis also painted landscapes and scenes from the lives of farmers and fishermen. He painted in both academic and en plein air styles,[1] and the influence of impressionism may be detected in his work.[3] He first exhibited in Athens in 1899, and his paintings appeared in group exhibitions in Athens (1902, 1907, 1909, 1910) and Alexandria (1903, 1906).[1] Shortly after his death, a solo exhibition of over 260 of his works was held at the Zappeion hall in Athens.[2]
The island of Pamvotis (1898) Municipal Art Gallery of Ioannina
Ship Inspection
Landing of Greek troops in Kavala (1913)
Sources
- Βενετία (in Greek), A. G. Leventis Gallery, retrieved 17 February 2016
- Χατζής Βασίλειος (in Greek), National Gallery of Greece, retrieved 17 February 2016
- "Exhibition about Sea in Greek Painting", greeka.com, 22 October 2014, retrieved 17 February 2016
