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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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A Sitting Yellow Lion
Date 1900s(1900s)
Dimensions 80 x 99 cm (31.5 x 39 in)
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Painting ID:: 93575
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A_Sitting_Yellow_Lion
Date 1900s(1900s)
Dimensions 80 x 99 cm (31.5 x 39 in)
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Still-Life
Date 1900s
Medium oil on tin-plate
Dimensions 73 x 36 cm (28.7 x 14.2 in)
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Painting ID:: 93576
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Still-Life
Date 1900s
Medium oil on tin-plate
Dimensions 73 x 36 cm (28.7 x 14.2 in)
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A Peasant with His Grandson
Date 1900s(1900s)
Dimensions 56 x 75 cm (22 x 29.5 in
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Painting ID:: 93577
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A_Peasant_with_His_Grandson
Date 1900s(1900s)
Dimensions 56 x 75 cm (22 x 29.5 in
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The Russian-Japanese War
157 x 107 cm (61.8 x 42.1 in)
1906
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Painting ID:: 95806
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The_Russian-Japanese_War
157 x 107 cm (61.8 x 42.1 in)
1906
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The Kinto's Son or Little Kinto
from 1862(1862) until 1918(1918)
Medium oil on oilcloth
Dimensions 38 x 77 cm (15 x 30.3 in)
cjr
Painting ID:: 95807
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The_Kinto's_Son_or_Little_Kinto
from 1862(1862) until 1918(1918)
Medium oil on oilcloth
Dimensions 38 x 77 cm (15 x 30.3 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.
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