early life and education vladimir lado gudiashvili, a prominent figure in 20th-century georgian art, was born in 1896. his artistic journey began with studies at the tbilisi school of sculpture and fine art from 1910 to 1914, where he had the opportunity to meet alexander bazhbeuk-melikyan, an armenian artist who would significantly influence his work. later, gudiashvili attended ronson's private academy in paris from 1919 to 1926, further broadening his artistic horizons. artistic influences and style gudiashvili's work was notably influenced by niko pirosmani, a georgian artist known for hi…