Alexej von Jawlensky | |
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Born | Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky 13 March 1864 Torzhok, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 15 March 1941 Wiesbaden, Germany | (aged 77)
Nationality | Russian, German (since 1934)[1] |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse | |
Children | Andreas Jawlensky |
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 Künstlervereinigung München), Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group and later Die Blaue Vier (The Blue Four).