Abstract Head: Africa

Name: Abstract Head: Africa
Brand: Alexei Jawlensky
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

1933 · oil on cardboard · Alexei Jawlensky

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Abstract Head: Africa by Alexei Jawlensky, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, living — Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Living room

Abstract Head: Africa by Alexei Jawlensky, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, media room — Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Media room

Abstract Head: Africa by Alexei Jawlensky, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Ramino Opaque White, restaurant — Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Ramino Opaque White · Restaurant

Story

A simplified face emerges from blocks of color, with red, blue, green, orange, and yellow rectangles arranged against an ochre ground, suggesting features through geometry rather than detail. The composition was painted in oil on cardboard in 1933. Alexei Jawlensky (1864–1941), a German artist associated with Expressionism, created this piece, part of his broader exploration of the abstract head theme, reducing the human face to essential planes of color and form.