Georgian painter Merab Abramishvili’s works sold at Sotheby’s
The Garden of Eden was sold for £50,400 ($67,337) and Man-Eater of Kumaon was sold for £44,100 ($58,920). Photo: Sotheby’s.
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The paintings of late Georgian painter Merab Abramishvili (1957-2006) have sold at Sotheby’s auction.
The pieces The Garden of Eden and Man-Eater of Kumaon both created by Abramishvili 1998 belonged to a private collection in France.
The Garden of Eden was sold for £50,400 ($67,337) and Man-Eater of Kumaon was sold for £44,100 ($58,920).
The Garden of Eden. Photo: Sotheby’s.
Held on December 1 the auction of 'Russian Pictures', which featured Georgian painter Abramishvili's work, also presented 18th Century portraiture and academic paintings from the 19th century. The sale included a selection of Russian theatre design and a number of avant-garde works.
Man-Eater of Kumaon.Photo: Sotheby’s.
Born in Georgia in 1957, Abramishvili attended classes at the art studio of Georgian painter and graphical artist Alexander Bandzeladze from 1972 to 1976 before he graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1981.
Abramishvili's works have featured at numerous exhibitions across Europe, with some of his paintings still found at the Georgian National Museum as well as at venues and private collections in Germany, the United States, Finland and beyond.
Sotheby’s Auction plans to sell a painting of renowned Georgian painter of the 20th Century Niko Pirosmani on November 27. The painting entitled Georgian Woman Wearing a Lechaki is estimated at 500,000 — 700,000 GBP.
Several works by late Georgian painter Merab Abramishvili (1957-2006) have new owners after being purchased at two major international auctions in London, the United Kingdom last week.
Two works by Georgia's celebrated 20th Century artists were sold at the prestigious Sotheby's Auction in London this week, while pieces by contemporary Georgian creators also found new owners.
A painting by artist Merab Abramishvili achieved the second highest spot for auction sales of his works after being obtained for €55.000 at the Winter Fine Arts Sale of Cypria Auctions last month.
An upcoming display of late painter Merab Abramishvili will celebrate the Georgian creative whose work has been recognised at top international art auctions at the National Archives of Georgia next week.