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Alexej von Jawlensky was a Russian painter associated with the Der Blauer Reiter group in Munich. His works are characterized by their directional brushstrokes, mystical subjects, and use of rich, contrasting hues. Among Jawlensky’s best-known works are his Meditations, a series of abstract portraits, composed of blocks of color and stylized ...
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Jan 29, 2024 · Media in category "Abstract head paintings by Alexej von Jawlensky". The following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total. Abstract head Black-Yellow-purple – Alexeij Jawlensky.jpg 1,044 × 1,376; 261 KB. ABSTRAKTER KOPF- FRAUENKOPF (ABSTRACT HEAD- HEAD OF A WOMAN).PNG 507 × 668; 935 KB.
Type. Oil. Dimensions. 30.8 cm × 24 cm (12.1 in × 9.4 in) Location. Private collection. Abstract Head is an oil painting by Russian expressionist Alexej von Jawlensky, from c. 1921. At about the end of World War I (1918), von Jawlensky started to draw 'mystic heads' or 'faces of saints'. He gave them poetic titles like Moonlight or Inner Look.
Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky ( Russian: Алексе́й Гео́ргиевич Явле́нский, romanized : Alekséy Geórgiyevich Yavlénskiy; 13 March 1864 – 15 March 1941), surname also spelt as Yavlensky, [2] was a Russian expressionist painter active in Germany. He was a key member of the New Munich Artist's Association ( Neue ...
Alexey von Jawlensky (born March 13, 1864, Torzhok, Russia—died March 15, 1941, Wiesbaden, Germany) 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 ...
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Abstract Heads. Further developing his seminal style, Jawlensky made over 300 'Abstract Heads', also known as 'Constructivist Heads', between 1918 and 1934. These are notable for their increased abstraction of the face into simple forms. Jawlensky developed a visual canon that he applied ritualistically across these works.
