Alexandros Alexandrakis

[1] He then studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts under the supervision of masters Spyridonas Vikatos and Umbertos Argyros.

[2] After the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War, Alexandrakis and his five brothers were conscripted and the artist found himself in the mountainous area of Pindos where he served as a corporal of the Greek Army.

[1][2][3][4] Inspired by his situation, he sketched and painted his memories in a series of artworks that made him popular in Greece in the post-war years.

A collection of them was published in 1968 with the title 'The War We Fought – 1940-41' (original in Greek: Έτσι πολεμούσαμε).

He became known outside Greece when he started collaborating with institutions such as the Guggenheim Museum and USA Senator Library.