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John Christoforou (10 March 1921 – February 2014) was a British painter of Greek heritage. He spent his childhood in Greece, but returned to England in 1938. With the outbreak of the war he joined the Royal Air Force, where he flew missions in the Far East Christoforou had his first exhibition in 1949. In 1957, he moved to Paris and participated in a show with Enrico Baj, Jorn and Mihailovitch at Galerie Rive Gauche. Galerie Birch (Copenhagen), with whom Christoforou worked with for many years, will be paying tribute to his legacy with a solo exhibition, "Hommage à Christoforou" on 3 May 2014.

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rdfs:comment	Ο Τζον Χριστοφόρου (Λονδίνο 1921 - Παρίσι 2014) ήταν Έλληνας ζωγράφος που έζησε το μεγαλύτερο διάστημα της ζωής του στη Γαλλία. (el) John Christoforou est un peintre français d'origine grecque, né à Londres le 10 mars 1921, et mort le 3 février 2014 au Kremlin-Bicêtre. Il a développé une peinture expressionniste forte, où le noir domine. Les thèmes figuratifs développés par le peintre sont ceux de la guerre, des accouchements, crucifixions et épouvantails, notamment. (fr) John Christoforou (10 March 1921 – February 2014) was a British painter of Greek heritage. He spent his childhood in Greece, but returned to England in 1938. With the outbreak of the war he joined the Royal Air Force, where he flew missions in the Far East Christoforou had his first exhibition in 1949. In 1957, he moved to Paris and participated in a show with Enrico Baj, Jorn and Mihailovitch at Galerie Rive Gauche. Galerie Birch (Copenhagen), with whom Christoforou worked with for many years, will be paying tribute to his legacy with a solo exhibition, "Hommage à Christoforou" on 3 May 2014. (en)
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has abstract	Ο Τζον Χριστοφόρου (Λονδίνο 1921 - Παρίσι 2014) ήταν Έλληνας ζωγράφος που έζησε το μεγαλύτερο διάστημα της ζωής του στη Γαλλία. (el) John Christoforou (10 March 1921 – February 2014) was a British painter of Greek heritage. He spent his childhood in Greece, but returned to England in 1938. With the outbreak of the war he joined the Royal Air Force, where he flew missions in the Far East Christoforou had his first exhibition in 1949. In 1957, he moved to Paris and participated in a show with Enrico Baj, Jorn and Mihailovitch at Galerie Rive Gauche. Galerie Birch (Copenhagen), with whom Christoforou worked with for many years, will be paying tribute to his legacy with a solo exhibition, "Hommage à Christoforou" on 3 May 2014. Collections include:Tate Gallery, London; Frissiras Museum, Greece; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries; Beaux Art Museum, Toulouse; Beaux Art Museum Nantes; Contemporary Art Society, London; Museum of 20th Century Art, Vienna; Kunst Museum, Randers, Denmark; Kunst Museum Silkeborg, Denmark; Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris (en) John Christoforou est un peintre français d'origine grecque, né à Londres le 10 mars 1921, et mort le 3 février 2014 au Kremlin-Bicêtre. Il a développé une peinture expressionniste forte, où le noir domine. Les thèmes figuratifs développés par le peintre sont ceux de la guerre, des accouchements, crucifixions et épouvantails, notamment. (fr)
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