LADO
GUDIASHVILI

Lado Gudiashvili (ლადო გუდიაშვილი. 1896-1980) is one of the most prominent representatives of Georgian modernist art and the Tbilisi Avant-garde, renowned for his creative vision and unique style of painting.

Gudiashvili spent the first half of the 1920s in Paris. There, his paintings were regularly showcased at the Salon d'Automne (Autumn Salon) and "Les Independents" exhibitions. His works were exhibited in Marseille and Lyon, as well as in Rome, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, and New York.

In 1922 and 1925, exhibitions of Gudiashvili's works were shown in the galleries of La Licorne and Joseph Billiet.

At the end of 1925, Gudiashvili decided to return to his birthplace and in April 1926, his personal exhibition was held at the Rustaveli Theater in Tbilisi.