1912
oil
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Portrait of a Woman is a 1912 oil by Alexej von Jawlensky, depicting Woman, held at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The painting shows a woman's face and upper body. Her eyes are closed, and her head is tilted slightly to the right. She has dark hair and wears a blue and orange dress. The background is red. The woman's face is painted with bold, expressive brushstrokes. Her skin is yellow and pink, with dark shadows around her eyes and mouth. The overall effect is one of quiet contemplation. If you like this painting, you might also enjoy the work of artist Alexej von Jawlensky.
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.
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