Easter Lamb, 1914 by Niko Pirosmanashvili

The Old Tbilisi, 1999 by Giovi Toidze

Expecting A Miracle, 2001 by George Lazarashvili

A bright spot in Tbilisi is the Modern Art Gallery

The pioneer patron of 20th Century Georgian art is George Janberidze. As proprietor of Tbilisi’s Modern Art Gallery, sponsor of a cycle of exhibitions highlighting Georgian painters of the past 100 years, developer of an English language compact disk exhaustively portraying the same subject and friend to the best painters of his time, Janberidze is a unique treasure in a culture already aesthetically dynamic.

Georgians long have been known for accomplishments theatre, dance and the visual arts. The Republic was also a magnet for Soviet artists. But in a time of economic and social transformation finding audiences, particularly those with cash to pay for works of art, has not been easy. That is why it is such a pleasure to find the Modern Art Gallery where Janberidze, and his partner, physician—now medical administrator—Dr. Merab Kavtaradze, proudly invite visitors to roam their exhibition rooms to see modern Georgian painting placed not in chronological order, but arranged to show the inter-relationship of generations of the nation’s painters. This approach can be seen in the works depicted below:

Niko Pirosmanashvili, whose works form the modern centerpiece of Georgia’s State Art Museum, is the painter against whom all contemporary Georgian art may be measured. Born seventy years later, in 1932, Giovi Toidze has created images of Old Tbilisi which are destined to last for the ages. George Lazarashvili is a highly prized world-class artist representative of the masters of modern Georgian art.

Janberidze has brought these painters together, one next to the other, along with two dozen other great artists. Just completed is a compact disk showing all the works of 20th Century Georgian artists, a compilation bound to be of interest to scholars and to thoughtful modern collectors.

More information on these works may be obtained from the Modern Art Gallery by email at
giajan@email.com, or by visiting the gallery at 3 Rustaveli Street in the heart of Tbilisi.