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Giorgi Gigo Ivanes dze Gabashvili (Georgian: გიáƒáƒ გი ივáƒáƒœáƒ”ს ძე გáƒáƒ‘áƒáƒ¨áƒ•ილი) (November 9, 1862 – October 28, 1936) was a Georgian painter and educator. One of the earliest Georgian representatives of the Realist School of Georgian painting, his work is known for covering a wide range of subjects, landscapes and scenes of everyday life through orientalist lens. Although not widely known in the West, Gabashvilis paintings are highly valued - the artists late 19th century painting The Bazaar in Samarkand, originally commissioned by Charles Richard Crane, sold for $1.36 million dollars at Christies in 2006