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Niko Pirosmani

1862 - 1918

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Nikoláy Aslánovich Pirosmanashvíli (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ ფიროსმანაშვილი) or Niko Pirosmani (Georgian: ნიკო ფიროსმანი), simply referred to as Nikala (ნიკალა Nik’ala; 1862–1918), was a Georgian painter who posthumously rose to prominence. Relatively poor for most of his life, he worked a variety of ordinary jobs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Niko Pirosmani has received more than 271,919 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Niko Pirosmani is the 169th most popular painter (up from 198th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Georgian Painter.

Niko Pirosmani is most famous for his virtuosic technique on the violin.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.85

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Niko Pirosmani ranks 169 out of 2,023. Before him are Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Théodore Rousseau, Hilma af Klint, Edward Hopper, William Hogarth, and Chaim Soutine. After him are Gustave Caillebotte, Maurice Utrillo, Niccolò dell'Abbate, James Ensor, Angelica Kauffman, and Hugo van der Goes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Niko Pirosmani ranks 12. Before him are Gerhart Hauptmann, Allvar Gullstrand, Arthur Schnitzler, O. Henry, Aristide Briand, and Hilma af Klint. After him are Victoria of Baden, William Henry Bragg, Pyotr Stolypin, Joseph Merrick, Helene Schjerfbeck, and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Among people deceased in 1918, Niko Pirosmani ranks 26. Before him are Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Georgi Plekhanov, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, and Roland Garros. After him are Fanny Kaplan, Lavr Kornilov, César Cui, Frederick Trump, Ferdinand Hodler, and Edmond Rostand.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Niko Pirosmani ranks 13 out of 406. Before him are Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907), Tigran Petrosian (1929), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), and Sergei Parajanov (1924). After him are David IV of Georgia (1073), Aleksei Brusilov (1853), Sayat-Nova (1712), Nona Gaprindashvili (1941), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), and Mikheil Saakashvili (1967).

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Among PAINTERS In Georgia

Among painters born in Georgia, Niko Pirosmani ranks 1. After him are Zurab Tsereteli (1934), Tamar Abakelia (1905), and Arpenik Nalbandyan (1916).

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