Alexei
von Jawlensky
1864-1941
Russian Expressionist Painter and Member of the Der Blaue Reiter Movement
Stylistically influenced by the
following painters and art movements:
Fauvism,
The Byzantine
Tradition,
Surrealism,
Cubism, Franz
Marc, Picasso,
Paul Cézanne
and Wassily
Kandinsky
In the late 1930s Alexei von Jawlensky
art was declared
Entartete Kunst
by the Nazis and removed from public spaces in Germany and all other
occupied countries.
Education - Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg
Cause of Death - arthritis deformens, as the disease progressed
he lost the use of his hands and was paralyzed for several years prior
to his death.
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Alexei von Jawlensky is one of the most notorious artists of the Russian avant-garde, Jawlensky' s works are practically undiscovered in Russia. As a man and a painter he was concerned about the spiritual content of his art and transcended any particular style. He did not pursue the ideal physical or emotional beauty, but the depicted the utmost spiritual meaning . He was against materialism and conformity, and interested in personal reflection and the mysterious of the universe. As his physical health worsened he turned more and more to God and the Holy Scriptures for inspiration.
Alexei von
Jawlensky Quotation
The artist expresses
only what he has within
himself, not what he sees
with his eyes. -- Alexei von
Jawlensky Quote
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