Molokani Carousing

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Year: 1905
Medium: Unknown
Current location: Unknown
Work type: Tbilisi street life
Theme: Taverns and Dukhani Culture

molokanicarousingpirosmani

Description

A group of Molokans gathers around food and drink.

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.