Leopold Dzadzamidze was born in Zugdidi on November 20, 1922. He is one of the prominent figures of Georgian Soviet painting, whose remarkable oeuvre is almost entirely rendered in an impressionistic style. Within socialist realism and post-Stalinist painting, impressionism was the only acceptable European movement because it conveyed content in a language understandable to the public while rejecting avant-garde elements. In the 1950s and 1960s, numerous Georgian artists—such as Gibson Khundadze, Edmond Kalandadze, Apolon Kutateladze, etc.—created impressionist works, yet these works reflect only the initial stage of their creative path. Leopold Dzadzamidze, however, is among those who chose impressionism as their leading direction. Notable among his legacy are such distinguished works as “Mountain View,” “Tqvarcheli” (1960), and “Kazbegi” (1965). For him, impressionism served as an artistic stance through which the artist rejected Soviet ideology and engaged with European, Georgian, and Russian cultures.

Selected works:
Mountain View (oil on canvas)
Boats (oil on cardboard, 45 x 70 cm)
Tqvarcheli (1960, oil on canvas)
Kazbegi (1965, oil on canvas)
Landscape (oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm)
Portrait of a Woman (1964, oil on canvas)