Young Girl in a Flowered Hat

Anna Konradi

Important features:Bold colorsAsian influenceEmphasis on eyelashes Abstract flowered hatGreen/Yellow SkinDark outlines uncharacteristic of time periodCardboard undertones

Basic Facts

• Where was it created?• Near the Baltic Sea in Russia

• Who created it? • Alexej von Jawlensky

• Where is it currently located?• At the Albertina Museum in Vienna

• When was it made?• Circa 1910

What is the medium?

• Unlike many works of art made in the early 20th century Russia, Jawlensky created “Young Girl in a Flowered Hat” by applying pastel to a piece of cardboard .

• Commonly, 20th century Russian art reflected Folk art, and it was supposed to be very clear and factual

Peasant and Horse by David Burliuk in 1910

Jawlensky

• Born in Torschok in 1864 but grew up in Moscow from when he was 11

• Studied at the Alexander Military School of Moscow• Later enrolled at the Academy of Art in 1889• Moved to Munich in 1896, where he met Vasily

Kandinsky and began his experimentaion with color• After being expelled from Germany in 1914 during

WWI, he moved to Switzerland

Jawlensky

• Hélène Nesnakomoff gave birth to his only son, Andreas, and then they married in 1922

• He was ill throughout his whole life and was forced to stop painting in 1937.

• He died in 1941, with 12 of his pieces noted as “memorable”

• Some include: Head in Blue, Violet Turban, Meditation, and Astonishment

Self Portrait, 1905

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