Jawlensky "Visage Abstrait" tapestry, France

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Jawlensky "Visage Abstrait" tapestry, France

About the Item

Alexej Von Jawlensky "Visage Abstrait" Edition from a design of 1933 Textile artwork. Limited edition of 8. Handmade wool on canvas. Manufacture (France). Certification label on back. Editions Nomad Art Trade. Alexej von Jawlensky. 1864, Torjok Russia, 1941, Wiesbaden Germany. 1898: Alexej von Jawlensky begins his career as a painter in St. Petersburg. 1903 to 1907: He lives partly in France where, influenced by the Neo-Impressionists and the Fauves – particularly Matisse – he creates portraits and still-lifes in rich colors. 1909: Along with Kandinsky, he is one of the founders of the Neue Kunstlervereinigung (NKV) artists’ group, which holds its first exhibition in Munich, and from which Kandinsky’s Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider) group is then formed in 1912. 1916: Start of the Têtes mystiques series. Alexej von Jawlensky has entered the collective memory thanks to these works. He paints faces with the eyes, nose and mouth reduced to coloured shapes, surrounded by lines representing the face and the neck. 1918: Start of Têtes abstraites. 1921: He settles permanently in Germany and concentrates on painting variations of images on board – imaginary landscapes, women’s heads reduced to a few signs. The faces now have their eyes closed. He subsequently linked this type of Primitive representation that obsessed him with a Russian mystical tradition. These Méditations continue into the 1930s with subdued colours and pared-down rings that turn into lines. Alexej von Jawlensky created an archetype of the human visage, made up of a U-shaped face, triangular hair and closed eyes, symbolising introspection. Visage Abstrait: "In the face, the whole universe becomes manifest" - Alexej von Jawlensky. This distancing from any precise reference is even more evident in the series of Têtes géométriques (1921-1933), in which the geometric effect completely dominates the subject. In this structure, the artist achieves a steady linear model where only the colours vary. He eventually reached an archetype of a U-shaped face, a triangle of hair, a star in the arc of a circle and closed eyes portraying deep spirituality.

Similar to:
Alexej von Jawlensky (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 88.59 in (225 cm)Width: 68.9 in (175 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
Style:
Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Wool,Hand-Woven
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
2015
Condition:
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU112325816313