Tbilisi (Gruzija)

Niko Pirosmanashvili ( Pirosmani )

Carousal

1905-1907

Oil on Canvas

177x113 cm

Georgian painter. He was orphaned at an early age and brought up by his father’s employer in Tbilisi. He worked first as a brakesman on the Transcaucasian Railway, then, following a brief and financially unsuccessful foray into business, he became an itinerant painter of signboards, windows and murals, working mainly for the shopkeepers in and around Tbilisi. He had no special schooling and evolved his own naive style based upon the colours, rhythms and spatial concepts of Georgian folk art. His animal paintings and portraits are particularly impressive. His Carousal series (c. 1906; Tbilisi, Mus. A. Georg.) depicts traditional aspects of Georgian life.

Georgian Orthodox Icons

Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ

Virgin Mary

Child Christ with Mary

Archangel Michael

Gigo Gabashvili ( 1862 - 1936 )

 Giorgi "Gigo" Gabashvili (Georgian :  გიორგი [გიგო] გაბაშვილი) (November 9, 1862 – October 28, 1936) was a Georgian painter and educator. His work was particularly influential since he was the first Georgian realistic artist to cover a wide range of subjects, both in oils and watercolor, including portraits, landscapes and scenes of everyday life.