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Niko Pirosmanashvili
(born Niko Pirosmanashvili; May 5, 1862-1918) was a Georgian primitivist painter.
Pirosmani was born in the Georgian village of Mirzaani to a pleasant family in the Kakheti province. His family owned a small vineyard. He was later orphaned and put in the care of his two elder sisters. He moved with them to Tbilisi in 1870. In 1872 he worked as a servant for wealthy families and learned to read and write Russian and Georgian. In 1876 he returned to Mirzaani and worked as a herdsman.
Pirosmani gradually taught himself to paint. One of his specialties was painting directly into black oilcloth. In 1882 he opened a workshop in Tbilisi which was unsuccessful. In 1890 he worked as a railroad conductor, and in 1895 worked creating signboards. In 1893 he co-founded a dairy farm in Tbilisi which he left in 1901. Throughout his life Pirosmani, who was always poor, was willing to take up ordinary jobs including housepainting and whitewashing buildings. Although his paintings had some local popularity (about 200 survive) his relationship with professional artists remained uneasy; making a living was always more important to him than abstract aesthetics.
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Painting ID:: 96068
The Russo-Japanese War
131 x 103 cm (51.6 x 40.6 in)
Oil painting on oilcloth
pre 1919
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Painting ID:: 96070
Kakhetian Epos - Alasan Valley
1895-1906
Medium Oil painting on oilcloth
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Painting ID:: 96188
Walking Gazelle
62 X 55 cm (24.4 X 21.7 in)
c. 1909
Medium English: Oil painting on oilcloth
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Painting ID:: 96272
A Doe Walking
68 X 82 cm (26.8 X 32.3 in)
Oil painting on cardboard
1900s(1900s)
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Painting ID:: 96273
Organ-Grinder
pre 1919
Medium oil on oilcloth
Dimensions 47 X 107 cm (18.5 X 42.1 in)
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Niko Pirosmanashvili
(born Niko Pirosmanashvili; May 5, 1862-1918) was a Georgian primitivist painter.
Pirosmani was born in the Georgian village of Mirzaani to a pleasant family in the Kakheti province. His family owned a small vineyard. He was later orphaned and put in the care of his two elder sisters. He moved with them to Tbilisi in 1870. In 1872 he worked as a servant for wealthy families and learned to read and write Russian and Georgian. In 1876 he returned to Mirzaani and worked as a herdsman.
Pirosmani gradually taught himself to paint. One of his specialties was painting directly into black oilcloth. In 1882 he opened a workshop in Tbilisi which was unsuccessful. In 1890 he worked as a railroad conductor, and in 1895 worked creating signboards. In 1893 he co-founded a dairy farm in Tbilisi which he left in 1901. Throughout his life Pirosmani, who was always poor, was willing to take up ordinary jobs including housepainting and whitewashing buildings. Although his paintings had some local popularity (about 200 survive) his relationship with professional artists remained uneasy; making a living was always more important to him than abstract aesthetics.
. Related Artists to Niko Pirosmanashvili: | Village procession | riesener | Henry John Yeend King | Giambattista Tiepolo | John Russell |
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