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Gigo Gabashvili

Gigo Gabashvili, Georgian painter and educator (died 1936)

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Born
November 9, 1862
Died
October 28, 1936
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1862

About Gigo Gabashvili

Giorgi "Gigo" Ivanes dze Gabashvili was a Georgian painter and educator. One of the earliest Georgian representatives of the Realist School of Georgian painting, his work is known for covering a wide range of subjects, landscapes and scenes of everyday life through orientalist lens. Although not widely known in the West, Gabashvili's paintings are highly valued - the artist's late 19th century painting The Bazaar in Samarkand, originally commissioned by Charles Richard Crane, sold for $1.36 million dollars at Christie's in 2006. Returning to his homeland, he made a debut as the first artist to have been honored with a solo exhibition in Tbilisi. His 1895 copy of "The Bazaar in Samarkand," created at the request of the U.S. diplomat and businessman Charles R. Crane who met him during his travel in the Caucasus, was sold for USD 1.36 million at Christie’s in 2006.

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Gigo Gabashvili timeline

  1. His 1895 copy of "The Bazaar in Samarkand," created at the request of the U.S. diplomat and businessman Charles R.
  2. Crane who met him during his travel in the Caucasus, was sold for USD 1.36 million at Christie’s in 2006.
  3. Although not widely known in the West, Gabashvili's paintings are highly valued - the artist's late 19th century painting The Bazaar in Samarkand, originally commissioned by Charles Richard Crane, sold for $1.36 million dollars at Christie's in 2006.

The world when Gigo Gabashvili was born

Gigo Gabashvili was born in 1862. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBattle of Antietam — bloodiest single day in US history
  • Technology milestoneGatling gun patented
  • World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
  • U.S. population32.2M

1862 versus 2026

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Measure18622026
Population32.2M341 million

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