Niko Pirosmani
ნიკო ფიროსმანი
1862 - 1918
The self-taught master of Georgian primitivism
Catalogue
Masters of Georgian painting
Explore the artists who shaped Georgia's visual heritage — from Pirosmani's folk modernism to the landscapes of Akhvlediani and beyond.
Gigo Gabashvili
გიგო გაბაშვილი
1862 - 1936
Realist chronicler of Georgian people, travel, and costume
Mose Toidze
მოსე თოიძე
1871 - 1953
Painter and teacher who linked realism with Georgian daily life
David Kakabadze
დავით კაკაბაძე
1889 - 1952
Pioneer of Georgian modernism and experimental image-making
Lado Gudiashvili
ლადო გუდიაშვილი
1896 - 1980
Poetic symbolism rooted in Tbilisi, folklore, and Paris
Elene Akhvlediani
ელენე ახვლედიანი
1898 - 1975
Landscape painter of old Tbilisi, mountain towns, and memory
Petre Otskheli
პეტრე ოცხელი
1907 - 1937
Avant-garde stage designer of startling geometric clarity
Shalva Kikodze
შალვა ქიქოძე
1894 - 1921
Brief, intense modernism shaped by Tbilisi, Paris, and satire
Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi
ვალერიან სიდამონ-ერისთავი
1889 - 1943
Painter of Georgian history, theatre, and national narrative
Dimitri Shevardnadze
დიმიტრი შევარდნაძე
1885 - 1937
Painter, museum builder, and guardian of Georgian art heritage
Ketevan Magalashvili
ქეთევან მაღალაშვილი
1894 - 1973
Portrait painter of Georgian writers, artists, and public figures
Irakli Gamrekeli
ირაკლი გამრეკელი
1894 - 1943
Constructivist theatre artist and painter of the Georgian avant-garde