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eBook - Niko Pirosmani - a Great Georgian Painter Biography of Niko Pirosmani(Continue 1)
Who was that woman, whom Niko loved and whom he made immortal on his canvas? There is almost nothing known about this. An admirer of the painter's talent, K. Zdanevich described this story in his book with following words: "Niko didn't know what is love before he met singer-dancer in cafe-shaitan. In Mushtaid Garden, on lightened stage, accompanied with sounds of mazurka beautiful and alluring madam Margarita appeared before of amazed public, she was dancing and singing charming and cheerful Paris songs... Niko couldn't stop gazing at her, he was captivated." Niko's happiness didn't have any boundaries, all he spared during his whole life he spent for her, for the woman he loved. But Margarita got to know one day that he wasn't count and he wasn't rich and he was just common person who gave her all he had... and once Niko found out that Margarita left for Paris. Konstantin Paustovskii described the story of that love in his book: "The carts were full of flowers up till edges, with drops of water, seemed like the early-dew sprinkled them with billions of rainbow drops. The carts stopped at Margarita's house. Carters talked awhile with each other in low voices, and then started to unload the carts and throw flowers on the ground in front of gates, covering stones in pavement and road. Yes, these were thousands of flowers that Niko got for his beloved woman."
Ilia Zdanevich visited Pirosmani in 1913 and Niko shortly described his life: "I am poor... My clients are not educated". He didn't have place to live, and had found place to stay in dark and damp vine store, but he was too proud to ask "dukhan" owner to give him place better. Zdanevich noticed in his notes that these owners frequently disturbed Niko from his work and didn't leave him alone.  |
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One of Pirosmani's pictures presents a young woman, and is signed - "Actress Margarita". She was an inspiration for many romantic legends and poems.
It is known that Margarita was french dancer. She came to Georgia in 1905 and met Niko Pirosmani. He was so charmed with her beauty, that gave her literally the sea of flowers. This story became widely known during his life and it reached the writer Shalva Dadiani. In 1922 some Simon Papiashvili wrote about him: "He has no family. One french woman loved him, I guess, whole year..." Niko's sister -- Pepe wrote to Dadiani: "He never had family, but I know for sure he had a lover." 
After these events, that he had bad luck in trade, and that he lost all his sparing, and lost his workshop, Pirosmani never reestablished it. From now he started to wonder around, visit "dukhans" - old Tbilisi restaurants -- trying to find place and paint there.
People from different levels of society used to come to that "dukhans", used to spend there a lot of time eating, chatting and having also business discussions. 
Niko watched these people, their habits, behavior and painted all that he had seen, he painted his country's life, it's history, it's beauty. Then he put his artworks in dukhans and people saw them and used to discuss them. They liked his works: "Tamar" (the famous queen in 12th century), "Shota Rustaveli" (12 century great poet), "Giorgi Saakadze" (historic figure), "Erekle the Second" (legendary king) and many other. Niko was happy that he had chance to let out his passion of creativity on the canvas which people could see. But these people, who saw his works in "dukhans" couldn't properly value his artworks and he was known as homeless and drinker. Some merchants took advantage of him, others were nice and kind. 
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