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.
Gigo Gabashvili, Georgian painter and educator (died 1936)
On November 9, in the year 1862, Gigo Gabashvili, Georgian painter and educator (died 1936). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of November 9, one of 436 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on November 9, 1862 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
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