Renowned Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli dies at 91

Renowned Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli has passed away at the age of 91, according to reports from Russian media citing his assistant, Sergei Shagulashvili.

Preliminary information suggests that the cause of death was heart failure.

Tsereteli was born on January 4, 1934 in Tbilisi. He graduated from the Faculty of Painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1958.

In 1979, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Georgia, and a year later, in 1980, he received the prestigious title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union.

In 2002, Tsereteli was named an honorary citizen of Tbilisi. In recent years, he had been living and working in Russia.