Portrait of a man
A scion of a French aristocratic family which had settled in Corfu, Bokatsiambis studied painting in Marseilles, Florence, and Rome, where he stayed for 15 years and with whose artistic circles he retained bonds after his return to Greece. He was, together with Angelos Giallinas, one of the most important water-colourists of his time, though this did not preclude other media from his creative work, such as oils and pastels. He depicted mainly landscapes, which show impressionistic influences, as well as painting portraits of typical types of his place of origin.
Vikatos's Portrait of a Man is a more austere composition, as the man, shown full-frontally, looks the viewer in the eye. The figure stands out against the dark background, fully identified with it, on the model of academic painting, the only features emphasised being the subject's resolute expression and the white of his shirt.
