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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:: 95810
The Ferry at Didubeh
pre 1919
Oil painting on oilcloth
198 x 105 cm (78 x 41.3 in)
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Painting ID:: 96056
The White Restaurant
from 1895(1895) until 1903(1903)
Medium Oil painting on oilcloth
Dimensions 80 x 49 cm (31.5 x 19.3 in)
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Painting ID:: 96062
Boy Delivering Lunch
48 x 82 cm (18.9 x 32.3 in)
Oil painting on oilcloth
1908
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Painting ID:: 96065
Festival on the Tzkhenis-tzkaly River
1900s
Medium oil on oilcloth
Dimensions 197 x 112 cm (77.6 x 44.1 in)
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Painting ID:: 96067
Porter with a Wineskin
pre 1919
Oil painting on oilcloth
34 x 51 cm (13.4 x 20.1 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: | Ernest Fuhr | SNYDERS, Frans | Circle of Mateo Cerezo the Younger | John Raphael Smith | Arnoldus Bloemers |
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