The hunchback (Jawlensky)

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Alexej von Jawlensky: The Hunchback , oil on cardboard, 1906

The hunchback is the title of a painting by the German-Russian painter Alexej von Jawlensky . The work belongs to the inventory of the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus in Munich ; its creation is dated to 1906.

description

The work is an oil painting on cardboard, 49.7 cm × 52.8 cm. On the front there is a signature “A. Jawlensky "and also a monogram lower right" AJ "

The half-profile portrait shows a half-length portrait of a young man with brown hair in a blue sweater against a blue background; the model is sitting on a chair, part of the back can be seen; his gaze is directed past the viewer into the distance. The rather thoughtful expression of the youthful face is determined by the area around the eyes and the special emphasis on the eyebrows. The color of the picture shows a strong complementary contrast between the blue of the sweater and background and the yellow and orange hues of the face. The brown hair and the light blue in the shirt collar and back of the chair create the transitions in the color contrast. The painting style shows an application of paint in short, wide brushstrokes that cross in the background and follow the shape of the head, face and upper body in the portrait.

The title of the picture follows the information on the back of the box, which is inscribed by an unknown hand as follows: Der Bucklige 1905, Bretagne, VK No. 8 . The motif of a person with physical deviations, which is not apparent in this portrait but rather is given by the title, was also taken up by Jawlensky in other works.

Provenance

The following stations can be identified as to the provenance : “P. [Private collection] Locarno ”, Galerie Beyeler . In 1963 it was acquired by the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus with funds from the Gabriele Münter bequest . The painting was listed in 1959 in Clemens Weiler's “Catalog of Paintings” and in his “Workshop Directory” in 1970, and in 1991 in the “Catalog Raisonné”.

literature

  • Clemens Weiler : Alexej Jawlensky. Cologne 1959, p. 58
  • Clemens Weiler: Alexej Jawlensky. Heads and faces meditations . Peters, Hanau 1970, ISBN 3-87627-217-3 .
  • Bernd Fäthke : Jawlensky and his companions in a new light . Hirmer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7774-2455-2 .
  • Roman Zieglgänsberger (Ed.): Horizont Jawlensky 1900–1914. Alexej von Jawlensky in the mirror of his encounters . Exhibition catalog Museum Wiesbaden 2014. Hirmer, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-7774-2172-8 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ This dating was rejected by art historical research, see Bernd Fäthke: Jawlensky and his companions in a new light . Hirmer-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7774-2455-2 , pp. 75-77
  2. ↑ = V orkriegs k rin thea ds , see: Clemens Weiler: Alexei Javlenski. Heads and faces meditations . Hanau 1970, p. 140
  3. ↑ The Catalog Raisonné also provides the following information: "Recorded in the artist's photo-archive titled 'Buckliger Sailor, Bretagne." In: Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky, Angelica Jawlensky (eds.), Alexej von Jawlensky: Catalog Raisonné of the oil paintings . Volume 1, Munich 1991, p. 83.
  4. ↑ Annegret Hoberg: The hunchback ; in: The Blue Rider in the Lenbachhaus Munich , inventory catalog, Munich 2000, No. 77
  5. ↑ Clemens Weiler: Alexej Jawlensky. Cologne 1959, p. 227 No. 14.
  6. ^ Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky, Angelica Jawlensky (eds.): Alexej von Jawlensky, Catalog Raisonné of the oil-paintings . Volume 1, Munich 1991, p. 83.
  7. ↑ Rosel Gollek: The Blue Rider in the Lenbachhaus Munich, catalog the collection at the Municipal Gallery . Munich 1974, p. 30.
  8. ↑ Clemens Weiler: Alexej Jawlensky . Cologne 1959, p. 227 No. 14.
  9. ↑ Clemens Weiler: Alexej Jawlensky, Heads-Face-Meditations . Hanau 1970, p. 142 No. 20.
  10. ↑ Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky and Angelica Jawlensky (eds.): Alexej von Jawlensky, Catalog Raisonné of the oil-paintings . Volume 1, Munich 1991, p. 83, no. 82, illus. P. 95.