Demetrius Biskinis (1891-1947)

Biskinis came from a family of hagiographers. He settled in Athens in 1900, along with his mother and older brother, where he enrolled next year at the Polytechnic Department of Painting, with Volanakis, Roilos, Iakovidis and Geraniotis as teachers. In 1914 he obtained a scholarship for higher studies in Paris through the Averoff Competition, but moved only after the end of the WW I in 1919, attending the Julian and Grande Chaumiere Academies, while exhibiting at the Salon des artistes francais. He returned to Athens in 1923 when he was appointed as a professor at the School of Fine Arts in 1928.

During his stay in Paris, Biskinis comes into contact with the occult beliefs that dominated the artistic circles. D. Biskinis, fled to dreams, to the world of the subconscious, to illuminate and consecrate the inevitable reality of death.

Among his students are Diamantis Diamantopoulos, Nikos Engonopoulos, Assadour Baharian, Paris Prekas and Panagiotis Tetsis.

He was a friend with the poet Kostis Palamas and he illuminated many of his works.

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Mythological series. 1935. The Sun rushing mounted on his chariot drawn by two flame horses. Drawing for the issue of 1 drachma class stamp. The Mythological series won the First Prize at the Philatelic Conference in Buenos Aires in 1951, four years after the death of D. Biskinis. FPΜ-391

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Mythological series. 1935. The messenger of Gods Iris flying with the crayon surrounded by the Rainbow. Drawing for the issue of the 2 drachmas class stamp. The Mythological series won the First Prize at the Philatelic Conference in Buenos Aires in 1951, four years after the death of D. Biskinis. FPΜ-392

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Mythological series. 1935. Daidalos while processing the wings of Icarus. Drawing for the issue of the 5 drachmas class stamp. The Mythological series won the First Prize at the Philatelic Conference in Buenos Aires in 1951, four years after the death of D. Biskinis. FPΜ-393

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Mythological series. 1935. Athena Chalinitic while curtailing the beloved Pegasus horse. Drawing for the issue of the 7 drachmas class stamp. The Mythological series won the First Prize at the Philatelic Conference in Buenos Aires in 1951, four years after the death of D. Biskinis. FPΜ-394

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Mythological series. 1935. Hermes flying with the candy. Drawing for the issue of the 10 drachmas class stamp. The Mythological series won the First Prize at the Philatelic Conference in Buenos Aires in 1951, four years after the death of D. Biskinis. FPΜ-395

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Mythological series. 1935. Zeus in the form of an eagle takes Ganymede to heaven. Drawing for the issue of the 25 drachmas class stamp. The Mythological series won the First Prize at the Philatelic Conference in Buenos Aires in 1951, four years after the death of D. Biskinis. FPΜ-396

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Mythological series. 1935. Tripotlemos, a priest of Goddess Demeter, sow the grains of wheat while on a chariot pulled by feathered snakes. Drawing for the issue of the 30 drachmas class stamp. The Mythological series won the First Prize at the Philatelic Conference in Buenos Aires in 1951, four years after the death of D. Biskinis. FPΜ-397

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Mythological series. 1935. The Bellerophon with the flying bird Pegasus. Drawing for the issue of the 50 drachmas class stamp. The Mythological series won the First Prize at the Philatelic Conference in Buenos Aires in 1951, four years after the death of D. Biskinis. FPΜ-398

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Mythological series. 1935. The golden-mouthed Nefeli raven while flying to the ethers Frixos and Elli. Drawing for the issue of the 100 drachmas class stamp. The Mythological series won the First Prize at the Philatelic Conference in Buenos Aires in 1951, four years after the death of D. Biskinis. FPΜ-399