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Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky (Russian: Алексе́й Гео́ргиевич Явле́нский, romanized: Alekséy Geórgiyevich Yavlénskiy; 13 March 1864 – 15 March 1941), surname also spelt as Yavlensky, was a Russian expressionist painter active in Germany.
Learn about the life and works of Alexej von Jawlensky, a key member of the Blue Rider group and a pioneer of abstract portraits. Explore his biography, style, genres, and famous artworks at Wikiart.org.
- Russian, German
- March 13, 1864
- Torzhok, Tver Governorate, Russian Federation
- March 15, 1941
Alexey von Jawlensky was a Russian painter noted for his Expressionistic portraits and the mystical tone of his late paintings of abstract faces. In 1889 Jawlensky gave up an established career in the Russian Imperial Guard to study painting under the Russian historical painter Ilya Repin.
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- Abstrakter Kopf: Ostern (Abstract Head:... , 1933. Sotheby's London. Est. 500,000–700,000 GBP.
- Blumenstilleben (Still Life with Flowers), 1908. M.S. Rau. 1,985,000 USD.
- Orangefarbene Blumen in blauer Vase, 1927. Kunsthaus ARTES. Price on Request.
- Stilleben, 1907. Galerie Thomas. Price on Request.
Alexei Jawlensky was a Russian painter associated with the Fauvist movement. MoMA has nine of his works online, including portraits, nudes, and landscapes, and has exhibited his drawings and prints in the past.
Learn about the life and work of Alexej von Jawlensky, a Russian painter who lived and worked in Germany and was a member of the Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter. Discover his series of Mystic Heads and Abstract Heads, influenced by Fauvism, Expressionism and theosophy.
Learn about the life and work of Alexej von Jawlensky, a friend and colleague of Wassily Kandinsky. See his paintings, such as Frauenkopf [Head of a Woman] and Flowers in a Vase, and explore the movement of Expressionism.
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