| Biography | Jean (Yanko) Varda (11 September 1893, in Smyrna (now Izmir) - 10 January 1971) was an artist. He was of mixed Greek and French descent. As a child he was known as a prodigy, and received commissions to paint portraits of prominent Athenians. He moved to London during World War I, became a ballet dancer, and began to make friends with members of the avant garde in London. |