He was born in the island of Chios, which belonged to the Ottoman Empire until 1912.

Early on he moved to Piraeus where he took his first lessons from the distinguished painter Konstantinos Volanakis.

He returned to Piraeus for a short while, but then left for Paris to study in the Fine Arts School.

During this period, he was honoured with prizes in exhibitions at Bordeaux and Versailles.

Following his return to Greece, he continued taking part in various exhibitions.