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Shalva Kikodze (Georgian: შალვა ქიქოძე; 1894–1921) was a Georgian expressionist painter, graphic artist and theatre decorator.[1] Together with Lado Gudiashvili and David Kakabadze, he is considered a key figure in Georgian art of the early 20th century.

Shalva Kikodze
Self-portrait, 1920

Biography

He was born in a remote Georgian village Bakhvi, Guria, Georgia. From 1914 to 1918, he studied at Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. In 1916, he took part in an expedition to the Georgian village Nabakhtevi and made copies of the 15th-century murals from the local church. He stayed in his motherland for a short period of 1918-1920, and worked chiefly as a theater decorator for Jabadari Theater in Tbilisi. Afterwards he moved to Paris, where he, together with his fellow painters, Gudiashvili and Kakabadze, held an exhibition in 1921. He died in Freiburg, Germany, on November 7, 1921

Most of his works are now on display at the Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Some important works

• “Khevsureti”, 1920
• “Luxembourg Garden”, 1920
• “Gurian woman holding a jar in her hand”, 1921
• “Ajarian women in chadors”, 1921
• “In the restaurant”, 1921

References

На других языках

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- [en] Shalva Kikodze

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[fr] Chalva Kikodzé

Chalva Kikodzé (შალვა ქიქოძე en géorgien), né le 27 mai 1894 à Bakhvi, district d’Ozourguéti, en Gourie (Géorgie, à l’époque dans l’Empire russe) et mort le 7 novembre 1921 à Fribourg (Allemagne), est un peintre expressionniste géorgien, artiste graphique et décorateur de théâtre[1]. Il est considéré comme une figure clé de l’art géorgien du début du XXe siècle, avec Lado Goudiachvili et David Kakabadzé.

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[ru] Кикодзе, Шалва Герасимович

Шалва Герасимович Кикодзе (груз. შალვა გერასიმეს ძე ქიქოძე; 1894, с. Бахви, Озургетский уезд, Кутаисская губерния — 7 ноября 1921, Фрайбург, Германия) — грузинский художник-экспрессионист, график, карикатурист и театральный декоратор, представитель Парижской школы.

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