Valerian Vladimirovich Sidamon-Eristavi

Place: Kvareli

Born: 1889

Death: 1943

Biography:

Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi was a Georgian Modernist artist and set designer. He was born on July 2, 1889, in Kvareli, Georgia, to a noble family. He studied arts at Tiflis and Moscow. Upon his return to Georgia in 1915, he became known as a caricaturist and illustrator, later switching to historical painting. He became best known for his set design for the Georgian theatre and cinema, collaborating with the leading director Kote Marjanishvili. He worked as an art director for about 35 films between 1922 and 1935. In the late 1930s, he mostly retired to teaching arts. Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi died on June 9, 1943, in Tbilisi, Georgia.