lˈeɪɾɚ, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ˈɑːɹɾɪst jˈæniz tsæɹˈaʊtʃɪz ænd skˈʌlptɚɹ ˈæntənˌɪs sˈɑːtʃoʊz hiː pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐ vˈɛnɪs baɪˈɛneɪl ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪv ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾɪŋ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ wˈɜːks, sˌʌm ʌvwˈɪtʃ bˌiːɪŋ ˈɔɪl pˈeɪntɪŋz, sˌʌm dɹˈɔːɪŋz, θiːˈætɹɪkəl kˈɔstuːm dɪzˈaɪnz ænd lˈɪθəɡɹˌæfz ɪmpɹˈɛsɪŋ bˈoʊθ kɹˈɪɾɪks ænd ðə pˈʌblɪk æz hɪz nˈeɪm ɪz fˈɔːɹwɚdᵻd fɚɹən ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl pɹˈaɪs.
Later, in 1958, along with artist Yannis Tsarouchis and sculptor Antonis Sochos he participated in a Venice Biennale retrospective exhibiting 24 works, some of which being oil paintings, some drawings, theatrical costume designs and lithographs impressing both critics and the public as his name is forwarded for an international price.