Her decision to paint en plein air was unusual in Greece at the time, particularly for a woman, since there was constant danger from thieves in the countryside.

[1] In 1908 Laskaridou left for Munich, and from 1908 to 1916 she stayed in Germany and France, where her work received a positive reception.

[4] She had obtained a scholarship from the Bozeiou Endowment that allowed her to study in Munich where she received free lessons at the School of the Ladies Association of Artists.

Myths gradually developed about her time in Europe, such as that she had affairs with Pablo Picasso and Auguste Renoir, and these later became accepted as fact.

[1] Laskaridou's subjects include genre scenes, portraits, still lifes and landscapes.

[1] Her goal was to capture light and color in her paintings, with drawing and composition secondary concerns.