In 1907, he moved to Smyrna, where he taught drawing and painting at the newly founded "Scuola D'Ivrea Centrale"; operated by an order of Italian Catholic nuns. Eventually, he became a manager there. He was forced to leave during the Turkish War of Independence; taking his family to Rome, where he once again became an art teacher. He remained there until his death in 1927.
His works are notable for their coloristic effects. Many of his watercolors, on Venetian subjects, are on display at the Municipal Art Gallery of Corfu [el]. His larger works have been scattered. Most are in Rome, although many are in Smyrna, Ankara, and Genoa.[1]
He was married to Melpomene Pachis, a daughter of his former teacher. Their son, Vittorio [it], was also a well known artist, who spent most of his career in Italy and provided drawings for La Tribuna Illustrata [it], a weekly newspaper supplement.
References
^ abFotos Giofyllis: Ιστορία της Νεοελληνικής Τέχνης. 1821-1941 (History of Modern Greek Art), Το Ελληνικό Βιβλίο, University of Crete, 1963