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Greek painter, xylographer, and athlete

Ioannis Oikonomou (Greek: Ιωάννης Οικονόμου; , Kertezi - Athens) was a Greek painter, xylographer, engraver and amateur athlete.

Biography

From to , he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts with Nikiforos Lytras and initially focused on landscapes and cityscapes, which are largely of historical interest.

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At this time, he also worked on frescoes at Christokopidi Church and became a teacher at a technical school.^[1]

His first exhibition came in at the Zappas Olympics, which included art and music competitions as well as the athletic events.^[1] At the games of , he participated in the opening exhibitions at the Zappeion.

He also entered some of the athletic competitions, taking second place in the discus throw and third place on parallel bars.^{[citation needed]}

During this time, he also began working as an illustrator for the magazines Εστία&#;[el] ("Hearth" or "Home") Ioannis Oikonomou (1860 — 1931), Greek painter | World ...

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