Thankfully , he befriended Aimée Rapin ( 1868 – 1956 ) , the armless Swiss painter , who nursed and consoled him during these difficult times . Elmas was also haunted by the tragic events of the 1915 Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Turks . Fortunately , his family was able to escape to Athens following the Great Fire of Smyrna in 1922 which followed the Turkish occupation of the city
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Stéphan Elmas