The Municipality of Athens began to put together its artist collection in 1923. The first work it bought was the sculpture by D. Philippotis, 'The Fisherman', and it is interesting to note that half of the 2,355 works of art which the Gallery counts among its collection were acquired during the period 1930-1940. Almost all the Greek artists, whose creations marked the history of Greek art and who contributed to its development in the 20th century, are represented by some of their important works in the collection of the Municipal Gallery.
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