Constantine Andreou (March 24, 1917 – October 8, 2007) was a painter and sculptor of Greek

Greeks

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 origin with a highly successful career that spanned six decades. Andreou has been praised by many as an eminent figure in international art of the 20th century.
Constantine Andreou was born in São Paulo

São Paulo

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, Brazil

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 in 1917 to Greek parents who had immigrated to Brazil a few years prior.

In 1925, his family moved back to Greece where he settled in Athens

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 until the end of World War II

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