Alexander Mrevlishvili

Alexander Mrevlishvili (Georgian: ალექსანდრე მრევლიშვილი) (1866–1933) was a Georgian artist who exemplified the realistic^[1] style during the transition to the 20th century."^[2][3] He is also seen as a representative of Georgian avant-gardism.^[4]

Alexander Mrevlishvili
ალექსანდრე მრევლიშვილი
The photo of Alexander Mrevlishvili
Born	(1866-08-15)August 15, 1866 Mtskheta, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	December 25, 1933(1933-12-25) (aged 67) Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Education	Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture Académie Julian
Notable work	At the Village Chancellery (1893) Low Fence (1901)
Children	The poet Makvala Mrevlishvili (1909–1992)

Mrevlishvili undertook formal artistic education at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where he studied from 1884 to 1890. Subsequently, Mrevlishvili continued his artistic training in Paris, France, (Académie Julian), attending from 1898 to 1901. He was influenced by the art group Peredvizhniki.^[2]

His daughter Makvala Mrevlishvili [ka] (1909–1992) was a children's poet.^[5][6]

Gallery

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  At the Village Chancellery, 1893
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  Low Fence, 1901
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  On the Road, 1903
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  Portrait of Niko Pirosmanashvili, 1916
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  Portrait of Nikoloz Baratashvili
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  Sketch

See also

• Georgian art
• Realism (art movement)
• Irakli Gamrekeli