Feast of the Malakans (Begos' Friends)

Unverified / insufficient evidence

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

Year: 1910s
Medium: Oil on oilcloth (attributed)
Current location: See source
Work type: Tbilisi street life
Theme: Taverns and Dukhani Culture

Attributed work: traditionally attributed to Pirosmani. Authorship is not fully confirmed.

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Description

Molokan companions gather around a shared feast table.

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.