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PDF (1.4mb)  Who is the artist? Alexej von Jawlensky What is the name of the artwork? Red Blossom What materials were used? Oil on board Where is the artist from? Russia When was the artwork made? 1910  Alexej von Jawlensky was born in Torzhok, Russia on March 26, 1864. As a young man, Jawlensky went to school to become a soldier. When he was 16 years old, he went to the World Exhibition in Moscow. It was here that Jawlensky saw paintings for the first time and he knew at once that wanted to become an artist. In 1889, Jawlensky moved to St. Petersburg and began to take art classes. In 1896, Jawlensky left Russia and moved to Munich, Germany to study art. From here, he traveled throughout Europe, meeting important artists along the way. On one of his trips to France, in 1905, Jawlensky began to paint with colors, showing not what he saw, but how he felt. He used this style to paint still-life, portraits, and landscapes.  Red Blossom is one of Alexej von Jawlensky’s abstract portraits. An abstract portrait is a picture of a person that doesn't look realistic. In Red Blossom, one can tell that this is a picture of a woman, but the colors used along with the shape of her face do not look real-life. Jawlensky chose to paint this way because he thought it was more important to show emotions and feeling through colors than to copy reality. Did the artist use warm or cool colors in this portrait? How do these colors make you feel? Would you like to meet this person? Why or why not? What do you think she would be like? If you were going to paint a portrait, who would it be of? What colors would you use in your portrait? Why?  Abstract - a type of artwork where the artist changes the appearance so it no longer looks realistic. Cool - colors that remind you of cool things: blue, green, and violet. Landscape - an artwork that shows scenes from nature. Portrait - a picture of a person, usually showing the face . Still life - an artwork that shows inanimate objects, like a bowl of fruit. Warm - colors that remind you of warm things: red, yellow, and orange. |
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Alexej von Jawlensky Russia, 1864-1941 Red Blossom Oil on board, 1910 Bequest of Earle W. Grant 1972:46 © San Diego Museum of Art  |
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1861 American Civil War begins 1864 Jawlensky born in Russia 1876 Thomas Edison invents the electric light 1886
1910 Red Blossom is painted 1919 In the U.S., women are granted the right to vote 1933
passengers 1941 Jawlensky dies in Germany 1947 Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American baseball player in the major leagues |
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