Lordkipanidze told Imedi the Albertina exposition had proven an “unprecedented success” with “record-breaking” viewer numbers.
The importance of the event was also stressed from the other side of the collaboration, with Klaus Albrecht Schröder, Director of the Albertina Museum, noting in his comments he considered Pirosmani display to be “one of the most important” for him among the museum’s shows.
Schröder also talked about the legacy of Pirosmani, noting the eastern European avant-garde school would be “unimaginable” without mentioning the Georgian painter among the already recognised names like Marc Chagall and Kazimir Malevich.
The Albertina museum display — which is set to run through January 27 — has already been linked to an increase of awareness on Pirosmani, with one of his works selling for a record-high bid at the Sotheby’s Auction last month.