**early life and education**

**artistic development and exhibitions**

• in 1922, hadjikyriakos-ghika enrolled in a sorbonne university course for french literature and aesthetics, simultaneously attending académie ranson for painting and engraving studies.
• his first exhibition at the société des artistes indépendants (salon des indépendants) in 1923 marked the beginning of his prolific career.
• notably, picasso commented on his work, further solidifying his presence in the french art scene.

**collaborations and teaching**

• in 1934, he shared an exhibition with sculptor michael tombros, significantly impacting the athenian art world.
• between 1936-1937, he collaborated on the periodical "trito mati (the third eye)" with poet papatzonis, architect dimitris pikionis, and theatrical director sokratis karantinos.
• in 1941, he was elected professor of drawing at the national technical university of athens, a position he held until 1958.

**international recognition**

• in 1946, the british council in athens arranged his first retrospective exhibition, featuring 42 paintings.
• in 1949, he formed the "armos" art group with fellow artists yiannis moralis, yannis tsarouchis, nikos nikolaou, and panayiotis tetsis.
• he represented greece at the 25th venice biennale in 1950, exhibiting 17 canvases.

**legacy**

• the national gallery (athens)
• musée d'art moderne de la ville de paris
• tate gallery in london
• metropolitan museum of new york [https://ArtsDot.com/@/nikos hadjikyriakos-ghika](https://ArtsDot.com/@/nikos%20hadjikyriakos-ghika) | 12 artworks nikos hadjikyriakos-ghika | artworks [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nikos_hadjikyriakos-ghikas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nikos_hadjikyriakos-ghikas) - wikipedia: nikos hadjikyriakos-ghikas **key works:**
  • the first morning of the world, stage design for the dance-drama (benaki museum of greek civilization, athens, greece)
  • portrait of ferdinand vii (romanticism, oil) - not by nikos hadjikyriakos-ghika, but a notable example of his contemporaries' work.
  **museums featuring his work:**
  • national gallery (athens)
  • musée d'art moderne de la ville de paris
  • tate gallery in london
  • metropolitan museum of new york

  **conclusion**

  nikos hadjikyriakos-ghika's profound impact on greek art, his pioneering role in cubism, and his extensive international recognition solidify his position as a leading figure in 20th-century art.