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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 Ram
100 X 80 cm (39.4 X 31.5 in)
A Ram
Date pre 1919
Medium English: Oil painting on cardboard
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Painting ID:: 96478
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A_Ram
100 X 80 cm (39.4 X 31.5 in)
A Ram
Date pre 1919
Medium English: Oil painting on cardboard
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Brooder with Chicks
79 X 67 cm (31.1 X 26.4 in)
Brooder with Chicks
Date pre 1919
Medium English: Oil painting on cardboard
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Painting ID:: 96479
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Brooder_with_Chicks
79 X 67 cm (31.1 X 26.4 in)
Brooder with Chicks
Date pre 1919
Medium English: Oil painting on cardboard
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A Shepherd with His Flock
from 1862(1862) until 1918(1918)
Medium oil on oilcloth
Dimensions 110 X 138 cm (43.3 X 54.3 in)
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Painting ID:: 96506
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A_Shepherd_with_His_Flock
from 1862(1862) until 1918(1918)
Medium oil on oilcloth
Dimensions 110 X 138 cm (43.3 X 54.3 in)
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A Doe against Landscape
72 X 99 cm (28.3 X 39 in)
1913(1913)
Medium English: Oil painting on oilcloth
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Painting ID:: 96584
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A_Doe_against_Landscape
72 X 99 cm (28.3 X 39 in)
1913(1913)
Medium English: Oil painting on oilcloth
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A Ram
1900s
Medium Oil painting on oilcloth
Dimensions 80 X 49 cm (31.5 X 19.3 in)
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Painting ID:: 96646
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A_Ram
1900s
Medium Oil painting on oilcloth
Dimensions 80 X 49 cm (31.5 X 19.3 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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