fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tʊ ˈæθᵻnz, lˈɪtɹəz bɪkˌeɪm pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ æt ðɪ ˈæθᵻnz skˈuːl ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts ɪnðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv pˈeɪntɪŋ ænd hiː tˈɔːt ʌntˈɪl ðə tˈaɪm ʌv hɪz dˈɛθ, sˌʌm θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt jˈɪɹz.
Following his return to Athens, Lytras became professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts in the department of Painting and he taught until the time of his death, some 38 years.