Actress Margarita by Niko Pirosmani is an oil painting on oilcloth created in 1909. The work features a full-length portrait of a woman identified as Margarita, dressed in a white costume with striped stockings and holding a bouquet of flowers. The painting is signed by the artist and includes an inscription in the lower left corner identifying the subject. The composition centers the figure of Margarita against a vivid blue sky, with two yellow birds in flight adding a decorative element to the background.

Her costume is rendered with simple, direct brushstrokes, and her face is depicted with stylized, almost mask-like features. The foreground is dark, with patches of green suggesting foliage or stones, and the overall palette is dominated by whites, blues, and greens, with accents of yellow in the birds and jewelry. Niko Pirosmani was a Georgian self-taught artist known for his distinctive style and depictions of everyday people and performers. Works such as Actress Margarita reflect the artist’s interest in theatrical subjects and his use of oilcloth as a support, a practical choice that contributed to the flat, iconic quality of his images.

This painting is representative of Pirosmani’s output in the early twentieth century, though specific details about its commission, early history, or provenance are not documented.