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Spiro Kristo, a well-known painter and illustrator in Albanian art, was born in Tirana. He studied at the Academy of Arts in Bucharest, but graduated in Tirana. He was one of the painters of the Albanian socialist realism. Starting from 1958, Spiro Kristo has participated in all national exhibitions and competitions of visual arts. Spiro Kristo has created compositional paintings with the theme of socialist construction, portraits, landscapes, posters, various illustrations and graphics. His works are realistic and in full color without many graphic contrasts. He passed away in 2011. (In the photo: Kristo’s work “Brigadierja” (\u201cThe  Brigadier\u201d), oil on canvas, 1976.)<\/i><\/p>\n

Text:<\/strong> Ylli Drishti<\/p>\n

Photo: <\/strong>\u00a9 https:\/\/www.documenta14.de\/en\/artists\/16208\/spiro-kristo<\/p>\n

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