Panos Aravantinos
Life
Life
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Aravantinos was born on the island of [Corfu](/wiki/Corfu "Corfu"), and was educated in both [Athens](/wiki/Athens "Athens") and [Germany](/wiki/Germany "Germany"). He returned to Greece to fight in the [Balkan Wars](/wiki/Balkan_Wars "Balkan Wars"). It was at this time he designed a collection of uniforms for the Greek army. In 1914, he made his debut at the [Royal Theatre of Athens](/wiki/National_Theatre_of_Greece "National Theatre of Greece"). He won international recognition in 1920 with his set designs for the [Berlin State Opera](/wiki/Berlin_State_Opera "Berlin State Opera")'s staging of [Strauss](/wiki/Richard_Strauss "Richard Strauss")' opera *[Die Frau ohne Schatten](/wiki/Die_Frau_ohne_Schatten "Die Frau ohne Schatten")*.

His career in Germany reached its peak in 1926, when he was appointed as the artistic counselor for a number of [Berlin](/wiki/Berlin "Berlin") theatres.

During his career, he used [Constructivism](/wiki/Constructivism_%28art%29 "Constructivism (art)"), [expressionism](/wiki/Expressionism "Expressionism"), [Russian avant\-garde](/wiki/Russian_avant-garde "Russian avant-garde") and [symbolism](/wiki/Symbolism_%28arts%29 "Symbolism (arts)"), as well as [ancient Greek art](/wiki/Ancient_Greek_art "Ancient Greek art") as stylistic influences.

He died in [Paris](/wiki/Paris "Paris") at the age of 46 from pneumonia.

1300 pieces from his collection were donated by him to the Piraeus municipality, and now reside at the [Panos Aravantinos Decor Museum](/wiki/Panos_Aravantinos_Decor_Museum "Panos Aravantinos Decor Museum").


In what year was Aravantinos appointed as artistic counselor for several Berlin theatres?