Russian painter and printmaker, who was active in Germany during the first part of the 20th century. He became interested in painting at the age of 16, when he visited the Moscow World Exposition, which had a profound influence on him. He subsequently spent all of his leisure time at the Tret’yakov State Gallery, Moscow.
Between 1908 and 1910 Jawlensky and the artist Werefkin spent summers in the Bavarian Alps with Kandinsky and his companion Gabriele Munter. Here, through painting landscapes of their mountainous surroundings (e.g. Jawlensky’s Summer Evening in Murnau, 1909, Munich, Lenbachhaus), they experimented with one another’s techniques and discussed the theoretical bases of their art. In 1909 they helped to found the Neue kuenstlervereinigung muenchen (NKVM). After a break-away group formed the Blue Rider in 1911, Jawlensky remained in the NKVM until 1912, when works by him were shown at the Blue Rider exhibitions. During this period he made a vital contribution to the development of Expressionism.
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