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Paintings by Soviet Georgian artists

Paintings by Soviet Georgian artists

Ivan (Jovanni) Alexeyevich Vepkhvadze (1949-2016). Dispute. Abastumani Observatory. 1979. Paintings by Soviet Georgian artists

Paintings by Soviet Georgian artists
This publication features various Georgian artists, members of the Union of Artists of the USSR, who created their paintings for the glory of Soviet art and the people of the once united state – the USSR. And the first in this gallery – Ivan Vepkhvadze (1949-2016).
Born 13 March 1949 in Tbilisi, Ivan (Jovanni) Alexeyevich Vepkhvadze was the son of a prominent Soviet Georgian artist Alexei Ivanovich Vepkhvadze. He studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts at the Faculty of Painting (1967-1973). In 1973, he entered the Creative Workshop of Painting at the Academy of Arts of the USSR, from which he graduated in 1977. Immediately after graduation, he took an active part in both republican and all-Union and international exhibitions of Soviet Art. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (1977), he taught at the Tbilisi Art College of Ya.Nikoladze (1981-2007). Noteworthy, Ivan Alexeyevich Vepkhvadze belongs to the family of artists of the third generation. And now, his son, Bruno Vepkhvadze (b. 1986) ciontinues the tradition of his fathers.
Soviet Georgian artist Ivan (Jovanni) Alexeyevich Vepkhvadze died on May 3, 2016 (Tbilisi, Georgia). His works are in many museums and private collections in Georgia, Russia, Germany, USA, England, Armenia, France, Japan, Italy, Greece, Turkey, India, and China.

Lado Gudiashvili (1896-1980). Niko Pirosmani, 1928

Lado Gudiashvili (1896-1980). Niko Pirosmani, 1928

Paintings by Soviet Georgian artists

David Kakabadze (1889-1952). Imeretia. 1919

David Kakabadze (1889-1952). Imeretia. 1919

G.N. Agapishvili G.N. Georgian bread. 1979

G.N. Agapishvili G.N. Georgian bread. 1979

Givi Kalmakhelidze (b. 1941). The last tram. 1979. Etching

Givi Kalmakhelidze (b. 1941). The last tram. 1979. Etching

Hassan Dursunovich Inaishvili (born 22.09.1942) Successful jump. 1975. Oil on canvas

Hassan Dursunovich Inaishvili (born 22.09.1942) Successful jump. 1975. Oil on canvas

Hassan Inaishvili (b. 22.09.1942) Tsikhisdziri. 1980. Oil on canvas

Hassan Inaishvili (b. 22.09.1942) Tsikhisdziri. 1980. Oil on canvas

Irakly Gamrekeli (1894-1943). Sketch of scenery for the drama of F. Schiller Robbers. Watercolor, gouache. Georgian Theater named after Shota Rustaveli. Tbilisi. 1933

Irakly Gamrekeli (1894-1943). Sketch of scenery for the drama of F. Schiller Robbers. Watercolor, gouache. Georgian Theater named after Shota Rustaveli. Tbilisi. 1933

Ketavan Magalashvili (1894-1973). Portrait of sculptor Ya.I. Nikoladze. 1922

Ketavan Magalashvili (1894-1973). Portrait of sculptor Ya.I. Nikoladze. 1922

Portrait of a mother. 1942. Ucha Japaridze (1906-1988

Portrait of a mother. 1942. Ucha Japaridze (1906-1988

Portrait of Manana Shotadze. 1937. Oil on canvas. State museum of Peoples of the East. Lado Gudiashvili (1896-1980)

Portrait of Manana Shotadze. 1937. Oil on canvas. State museum of Peoples of the East. Lado Gudiashvili (1896-1980)

S.S. Kobuladze. Illustration for the poem of Shota Rustaveli 'Knight in tiger skin'. 1936-1937. Gouache, ink

S.S. Kobuladze. Illustration for the poem of Shota Rustaveli ‘Knight in tiger skin’. 1936-1937. Gouache, ink

Sketches of scenery for the play Anzor. Watercolor, gouache. Georgian Theater named after Shota Rustaveli. Tbilisi. 1928. Irakly Gamrekeli (1894-1943)

Sketches of scenery for the play Anzor. Watercolor, gouache. Georgian Theater named after Shota Rustaveli. Tbilisi. 1928. Irakly Gamrekeli (1894-1943)

Ucha Japaridze (1906-1988). May Day demonstration in Tiflis in 1901. The panel of the conference hall of the branch of the Marxism-Leninism Institute in Tbilisi. Tempera. 1939-1941

Ucha Japaridze (1906-1988). May Day demonstration in Tiflis in 1901. The panel of the conference hall of the branch of the Marxism-Leninism Institute in Tbilisi. Tempera. 1939-1941

Vakhtang Akhvlediani (1924-1984) Tulips 1983

Vakhtang Akhvlediani (1924-1984) Tulips 1983

Vladimir Grigolia (1903-1977). Portrait of G. Orbeliani. 1943

Vladimir Grigolia (1903-1977). Portrait of G. Orbeliani. 1943

Young imeretin. 1939. Ucha Japaridze (1906-1988)

Young imeretin. 1939. Ucha Japaridze (1906-1988)

B. Managadze. Construction of hydroelectric power station Landzhanurskaya

B. Managadze. Construction of hydroelectric power station Landzhanurskaya

Irakly Toidze. Song about victory. 1948

Irakly Toidze. Song about victory. 1948

K. Chankvetadze. Still life

K. Chankvetadze. Still life

M. Toidze. Women of Georgia are preparing gifts to the front. 1945 (fragment)

M. Toidze. Women of Georgia are preparing gifts to the front. 1945 (fragment)

T. Samsonadze. To the plant

T. Samsonadze. To the plant

T.I. Tskhondiya. Autumn. 1979

T.I. Tskhondiya. Autumn. 1979

Kaito. 1925

Kaito. 1925. Elena Dmitrievna Akhvlediani 1901-1975

L. Chorbadze. Into new life

L. Chorbadze. Into new life

K.G. Kipiani. Neighbours. 1978

K.G. Kipiani. Neighbours. 1978

P.G. Otskheli. Sketch of scenery for the play Sh.I. Dadiani 'Broken Bridge'. Watercolor, gouache. Theater named after K.A. Mardzhanishvili. Tbilisi. 1935

P.G. Otskheli. Sketch of scenery for the play Sh.I. Dadiani ‘Broken Bridge’. Watercolor, gouache. Theater named after K.A. Mardzhanishvili. Tbilisi. 1935

D.M. Tavadze (1911-1990). A sketch of the scenery for the play by DS. Kldiashvili 'The Autumn Nobles'. Gouache. Georgian Theater named after Shota Rustaveli. Tbilisi. 1936

D.M. Tavadze (1911-1990). A sketch of the scenery for the play by DS. Kldiashvili ‘The Autumn Nobles’. Gouache. Georgian Theater named after Shota Rustaveli. Tbilisi. 1936

Kolkhoz woman. Artist G. Chirinashvili. 1957

Kolkhoz woman. Artist G. Chirinashvili. 1957