Nikolaus Gysis
(1842–1901) Greek artist (1842-1901)
Nikolaus Gysis (Greece, 1842–1901) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Nikolaus Gysis belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Nikolaus Gysis was born in Tinos and died in Munich. Nikolaus Gysis trained at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Athens School of Fine Arts. Wikidata associates Nikolaus Gysis with Impressionism and Munich school. The students included Stefan Popescu, Nikolaos Ferekidis, Franz Mohr, and Menci Clement Crnčić.
The best-known works include ‘L'Âme de l'artiste’ and ‘The Betrothal of the Children’. The catalogue has 30 works by Nikolaus Gysis with free images. The dated works span the years 1842–1899. Works by Nikolaus Gysis are held by National Gallery of Athens, Benaki Museum, and Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Leonidas Drosis, Konstantinos Volanakis, John Gast, Thorvald Niss, and Edith Martineau.