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Niko Pirosmani (Nikolai Aslanovich Pirosmanashvili) (1862- 1918) Biography Page One || 1-25 || 26-50 || 51-76 ||

Niko Pirosmani (1862? - 1918) was a Georgian Primitivist painter of the turn of the 20th Century. Without any formal education in art or, in fact, much of an education in anything, he made up for this with innate talent and the fecundity of his brush. Over the course of his brief life (he died at the age of 56), much of which passed in poverty and vagrancy, and working with only the cheapest materials, Pirosmani produced an immense number of paintings, a large chunk of which are lost. The artist's work came to public attention only towards the end of his life, almost by accident, and he had only a handful of exhibitions.

Niko Pirosmani was born in the small village of Mirzaani, Kakheti, Eastern Georgia, probably in 1862, though the exact date is uncertain. His surname in the original Georgian was Pirosmanshvili (alternately spelled Pirosmanshvilli, Pirosmanshwili and Pirosmanshwilli), though he became better known abroad by the dimunitive Pirosmani. The painter had three siblings: his sister Miriam, his elder brother Georgiy and his sister Peputsa, the youngest in the family. Continued...

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	Feast with Barrel Organist Datico. 1906. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Portrait of Alexander Garanov. 1906. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	A Georgian Woman with Tamboreen. 1906. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	The Feast of Five Princes. 1906. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	The Russian-Japanese War. 1906. Oil on oilcloth. Private collection.
	Hunting Scene with a View of the Black Sea. 1912. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Portrait of Ilya Zdanevich. 1913. Oil on oilcloth. Private collection.
	Roe with a Landscape in the Background. 1913. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Wedding in the Old-Time Georgia. 1916. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Mother Bear with Her Cubs. 1917. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	A Boy Carrying Food. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Rooster and Hen with Chickens. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Threshing Yard. Evening. Oil on oilcloth. House-Museum of N. Pirosmanashvili, Mirzaani, Georgia.
	Cook. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Gate-Keeper. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Feast in a Gazebo. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Family Feast. Oil on oilcloth. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
	Shepherd in a Sheepskin Cloak on a Red Background. Oil on oilcloth. Private collection.
	Giraffe. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	A Bear in a Moon Night. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Black Lion. Oil on oilcloth. Private collection.
	Boar. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Tatar - Camel Driver. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
	Fruit Stall. Oil on oilcloth. House-Museum of N. Pirosmanashvili, Mirzaani, Georgia.
	Healer on a Donkey. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.