Company Bego

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This is a check of catalogue records, not a professional authentication of an original painting.

Year: 1907
Medium: Unknown
Current location: Unknown
Work type: Tbilisi street life
Theme: Taverns and Dukhani Culture

companybegopirosmani

Description

Bego and his companions are shown in a simple, direct composition.

Cultural Note

After his work on the railway, Pirosmani briefly ran a dukan and later painted signs for tavern and wineshop owners for food, wine, paint, or even lodging. The paintings depicting these themes, therefore, relate directly to the social economy that sustained his practice.