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SHALVA KIKODZE

SHALVA
KIKODZE

Shalva Kikodze (შალვა ქიქოძე. 1894-1921) was born in Bakhvi village, Ozurgeti region.

In 1908, at the age of 14, his first caricature was published in the Georgian humorous magazine "The Devil's Whip”.

Between 1914 and 1917, Shalva Kikodze pursued his higher education studies in Moscow. Kikodze studied painting in Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.

In 1918, the artist created artistic decorations for several plays staged by G. Jabadari: E. Brie’s “Religion,” D. Jacos’ “Like Leaves,” and E. Rostand's “White Dinner,” among others. 

In October 1921 Kikodze’s works were exhibited at "La Licorne" Gallery in Paris.

Shortly after, Shalva Kikodze tragically died at age 27.



Works

Photo of ‘Pictorial Portrait of a Spanish Woman’ (the original is lost), 1921
Photo of ‘Pictorial Portrait of a Spanish Woman’ (the original is lost), 1921
Shalva Kikodze’s illustration for Leo Kiachelis’s story “Friends” (vignette). Paper and drawing ink. 12x17. 1917, published in 1920  Shalva Kikodze’s illustration for Leo Kiachelis’s story “Dream Stone” (vignette). Drawing ink on paper, 13x15. 1917, published in 1920,
Shalva Kikodze’s illustration for Leo Kiachelis’s story “Friends” (vignette). Paper and drawing ink. 12x17. 1917, published in 1920 Shalva Kikodze’s illustration for Leo Kiachelis’s story “Dream Stone” (vignette). Drawing ink on paper, 13x15. 1917, published in 1920,
Shalva Kikodze. Alexander Kazbegi “Khevisberi Gocha” (illustration). Pencil on paper. 26x23. 1913. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Alexander Kazbegi “Khevisberi Gocha” (illustration). Pencil on paper. 26x23. 1913. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Cover of the folk epic “Amirani”. Drawing ink on paper. Collected and published by Petre Mirianashvili, Tbilisi 1912-1913, with 30 illustrations by Shalva Kikodze
Shalva Kikodze. Cover of the folk epic “Amirani”. Drawing ink on paper. Collected and published by Petre Mirianashvili, Tbilisi 1912-1913, with 30 illustrations by Shalva Kikodze
Shalva Kikodze. Cover of the folk epic “Amirani”. Drawing ink on paper. Collected and published by Petre Mirianashvili, Tbilisi 1912-1913, with 30 illustrations by Shalva Kikodze
Shalva Kikodze. Cover of the folk epic “Amirani”. Drawing ink on paper. Collected and published by Petre Mirianashvili, Tbilisi 1912-1913, with 30 illustrations by Shalva Kikodze
Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait with a Mustache. 40x35. Oil on canvas. 1918. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait with a Mustache. 40x35. Oil on canvas. 1918. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait with a White Cap. 20.5 x 26.5. Oil on canvas. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait with a White Cap. 20.5 x 26.5. Oil on canvas. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait. 23x17. Pencil on paper.1914. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait. 23x17. Pencil on paper.1914. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait.25x16. Pencil on paper. 1915. Private collection  Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait. 24x22. Pencil and drawing ink on paper. 1919. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait.25x16. Pencil on paper. 1915. Private collection Shalva Kikodze. Self-Portrait. 24x22. Pencil and drawing ink on paper. 1919. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. Stage Director of the Moscow Drama Theater, K. Zagarov, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico  Shalva Kikodze. Musician S. Koussevitzky, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico  Shalva Kikodze. Actor A. Vertinsky, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico  Shalva Kikodze. Actor I. Yuzhny, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life)magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico
Shalva Kikodze. Stage Director of the Moscow Drama Theater, K. Zagarov, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico Shalva Kikodze. Musician S. Koussevitzky, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico Shalva Kikodze. Actor A. Vertinsky, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico Shalva Kikodze. Actor I. Yuzhny, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life)magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico
Shalva Kikodze. Stage Director of the Moscow Drama Theater, K. Zagarov, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico  Shalva Kikodze. Musician S. Koussevitzky, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico  Shalva Kikodze. Actor A. Vertinsky, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico  Shalva Kikodze. Actor I. Yuzhny, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life)magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico
Shalva Kikodze. Stage Director of the Moscow Drama Theater, K. Zagarov, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico Shalva Kikodze. Musician S. Koussevitzky, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico Shalva Kikodze. Actor A. Vertinsky, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life) magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico Shalva Kikodze. Actor I. Yuzhny, Amicable Gesture, 1916, “Rampa i Zhizn" (Footlights and Life)magazine, Moscow; signed with the pseudonym Chalico
Shalva Kikodze. Portrait of the Artist's Sister - Aneta. 35x27. Oil on canvas. 1919. Private collection  In the Garden (Aneta and Gerasime Kikodze). 22x16.5. Oil on cardboard. 1919. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. Portrait of the Artist's Sister - Aneta. 35x27. Oil on canvas. 1919. Private collection In the Garden (Aneta and Gerasime Kikodze). 22x16.5. Oil on cardboard. 1919. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. Adjara, Khulo. 26x17. Oil on cardboard. 1919. Museum of Fine Arts
Shalva Kikodze. Adjara, Khulo. 26x17. Oil on cardboard. 1919. Museum of Fine Arts
Shalva Kikodze. K. Makharadze’s Portrait. 102x42. Oil on canvas. 1919. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. K. Makharadze’s Portrait. 102x42. Oil on canvas. 1919. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. K. Makharadze’s Portrait. 102x42. Oil on canvas. 1919. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. K. Makharadze’s Portrait. 102x42. Oil on canvas. 1919. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. K. Makharadze’s Portrait. 102x42. Oil on canvas. 1919. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. K. Makharadze’s Portrait. 102x42. Oil on canvas. 1919. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Akaki Chkhenkeli, Amicable Gesture. 8x5. Drawing ink on paper. 1917. Georgian National Museum  Shalva Kikodze. Constitutional Assembly: Noe Zhordania, Akaki Chkhenkeli (speaker), Noe Ramishvili. 18x12. Drawing ink on paper. 1919
Shalva Kikodze. Akaki Chkhenkeli, Amicable Gesture. 8x5. Drawing ink on paper. 1917. Georgian National Museum Shalva Kikodze. Constitutional Assembly: Noe Zhordania, Akaki Chkhenkeli (speaker), Noe Ramishvili. 18x12. Drawing ink on paper. 1919
Shalva Kikodze. Akaki Chkhenkeli, Amicable Gesture. 8x5. Drawing ink on paper. 1917. Georgian National Museum  Shalva Kikodze. Constitutional Assembly: Noe Zhordania, Akaki Chkhenkeli (speaker), Noe Ramishvili. 18x12. Drawing ink on paper. 1919
Shalva Kikodze. Akaki Chkhenkeli, Amicable Gesture. 8x5. Drawing ink on paper. 1917. Georgian National Museum Shalva Kikodze. Constitutional Assembly: Noe Zhordania, Akaki Chkhenkeli (speaker), Noe Ramishvili. 18x12. Drawing ink on paper. 1919
Shalva Kikodze. Geronti and Shalva Kikodze, Amicable Gesture. 9x7. Drawing ink on paper. 1919
Shalva Kikodze. Geronti and Shalva Kikodze, Amicable Gesture. 9x7. Drawing ink on paper. 1919
Shalva Kikodze. Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Amicable Gesture. 23x30. Drawing ink and watercolor on paper. 1917. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Amicable Gesture. 23x30. Drawing ink and watercolor on paper. 1917. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Amicable Gesture. 23x30. Drawing ink and watercolor on paper. 1917. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Amicable Gesture. 23x30. Drawing ink and watercolor on paper. 1917. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Veriko Anjaparidze. 34x30. Pencil, drawing ink on paper.  1917. Georgian National Museum  Shalva Kikodze. Zeinabi - Alisa Kikodze, Isakhari - Babo Gamrekeli, A. Sumbatashvili's "Betrayal". 25 x 18. Drawing ink on paper. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Veriko Anjaparidze. 34x30. Pencil, drawing ink on paper. 1917. Georgian National Museum Shalva Kikodze. Zeinabi - Alisa Kikodze, Isakhari - Babo Gamrekeli, A. Sumbatashvili's "Betrayal". 25 x 18. Drawing ink on paper. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. "Family of Georgian artists in Paris" (D. Kakabadze, Sh. Kikodze, V. Kushitashvili, and L. Gudiashvili). 30x20. Pencil and watercolor on paper. 1921. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. "Family of Georgian artists in Paris" (D. Kakabadze, Sh. Kikodze, V. Kushitashvili, and L. Gudiashvili). 30x20. Pencil and watercolor on paper. 1921. Private collection
Shalva Kikodze. Parisian Sketch. 22.5x14.5. Drawing ink on paper. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Parisian Sketch. 22.5x14.5. Drawing ink on paper. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Nude. 28x21. Pencil on paper. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Nude. 28x21. Pencil on paper. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Nude. 28x21. Pencil on paper. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Nude. 28x21. Pencil on paper. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Paris. 30x40. Oil on cardboard. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Paris. 30x40. Oil on cardboard. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Paris. 30x40. Oil on cardboard. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Paris. 30x40. Oil on cardboard. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Paris. 30x40. Oil on cardboard. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Paris. 30x40. Oil on cardboard. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Paris, Boats on the Seine, 1920, oil on cardboard, 33 x 41 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Paris, Boats on the Seine, 1920, oil on cardboard, 33 x 41 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Self-Caricature “Mr. Me,” 1920, drawing ink on paper, 18 x 13 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Self-Caricature “Mr. Me,” 1920, drawing ink on paper, 18 x 13 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Mask, 1921, oil on canvas, 55 x 44 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Mask, 1921, oil on canvas, 55 x 44 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Café of Artists in Paris, 1920, oil on canvas, 52 x 46 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Café of Artists in Paris, 1920, oil on canvas, 52 x 46 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Luxembourg Garden, 1920, oil on canvas, 108 x 104 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Luxembourg Garden, 1920, oil on canvas, 108 x 104 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. The First Meeting, from the series “Life of Puppets,” 1920, oil on canvas, 56 x 46.5 cm, Georgian National Museum  Shalva Kikodze - Kissing, from the series “Life of Puppets,” 1920, oil on canvas, 54 x 46 cm, Georgian National Museum  Shalva Kikodze - The Wedding, from the series “Life of Puppets,” 1920, oil on canvas, 54 x 46 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. The First Meeting, from the series “Life of Puppets,” 1920, oil on canvas, 56 x 46.5 cm, Georgian National Museum Shalva Kikodze - Kissing, from the series “Life of Puppets,” 1920, oil on canvas, 54 x 46 cm, Georgian National Museum Shalva Kikodze - The Wedding, from the series “Life of Puppets,” 1920, oil on canvas, 54 x 46 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Town, 1920, oil on canvas, 88 x 88 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze - Town, 1920, oil on canvas, 88 x 88 cm, Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Three Artists. 96 x 101. Oil on canvas. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Three Artists. 96 x 101. Oil on canvas. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Guria. 88x73. Oil on canvas. 1921. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Guria. 88x73. Oil on canvas. 1921. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Gurian Woman. 41x33. Oil on cardboard. 1921. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Gurian Woman. 41x33. Oil on cardboard. 1921. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Khevsureti. 200x158. Oil on canvas. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Khevsureti. 200x158. Oil on canvas. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Celebration (Bacchus). 88x88. Oil on canvas. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Celebration (Bacchus). 88x88. Oil on canvas. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Adjara. 55x46. Oil on canvas. 1921. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. Adjara. 55x46. Oil on canvas. 1921. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. In Memory of an Untimely Lost Friend. 96x101. Oil on canvas. 1920. Georgian National Museum
Shalva Kikodze. In Memory of an Untimely Lost Friend. 96x101. Oil on canvas. 1920. Georgian National Museum