Mystical head (1917)
Technique: Giclée quality print
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The painting depicts a stylized human face, rendered with a palette of vibrant, uneven blocks of color. The face is composed of sharp, geometric segments, infusing the portrayal with a fragmentary, almost cubist character. Colors like mustard yellow, various shades of blue, muted greens, and earthy browns come together, without a clear adherence to naturalistic skin tones. Two sharply contoured and elongated eyes dominate the face, heavily outlined in black, with stark white sclera and black pupils, conveying a piercing gaze. The nose is simplified to just a dash of pink and brown hues, while the lips are minimalistically represented by a horizontal yellow streak. The background remains neutral, contrasting with the vivid colors used for the face, adding to the overall mystique and ethereal quality of the portrait.
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Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky (13 March 1864 – 15 March 1941) 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 the Die Blaue Vier (The Blue Four).