The painter Lykourgos Kogevinas was born in Corfu in 1887 and passed away in Athens in 1940.
In 1903, he traveled to Rome to study the artworks in its museums, and the following year he went to Paris, where he studied painting at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and later at the Académie Julian. In 1908, he returned briefly to Greece, and the following year he participated for the first time in a group exhibition at the Zappeion. In 1909, he resumed his travels in Europe, initially to Italy, then to Munich (1909–1912), and finally to Paris, where he stayed for a year. He returned to Greece in 1915, and in 1917, he became one of the founding members of the “Techni” (Art) group, strongly advocating for the inclusion of Konstantinos Parthenis. In 1919, he left again for Paris, where he remained until 1933. During his stay in Paris, he published his first art albums, featuring themes such as the Ancient Landscapes of Greece, The Monasteries of Mount Athos, and Byzantine and Frankish Greece. In 1933, he settled permanently in Greece and continued to publish print albums and copper engravings in magazines of the period. He is considered the pioneer of etching (oxigravoura) in Greece.
He presented his work in several solo exhibitions (Parnassos 1915, Venice Biennale 1936), as well as in group shows (Zappeion 1909; “Techni” group 1918, 1919; Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 1925—Gold Medal; Panhellenic Art Exhibitions, Athens 1938–1940).