Konstantinos Dimitriadis (Κωνσταντίνος Δημητριάδης) (1879 or 1881 - 28 October 1943) was a Greek sculptor who won a gold medal at the art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics for his sculpture Finnish discus thrower.[1][2][3]
Konstantinos Dimitriadis | |
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Born | 1879 Stenimachos (Στενήμαχος) |
Died | 1943 Athens |
Nationality | Greek |
He was born in 1881[1] or in 1879[4] in Stenimachos (Στενήμαχος).
He studied at the ASFA Athens School of Fine Arts and then went with a scholarship to the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he stayed after his studies. In 1928[1] or 1930[4] he became the director of the Athens School of Fine Arts.[1]
He was elected a member of the Academy of Athens in 1936. His works were exhibited at the Paris Salon and Salon d'Automne and the 1936 Venice Biennale. He died in Athens in 1943.[4]