Alexej von Jawlensky
Russian-German painter of abstract art
Born
March 13th, 1864
161 years ago
Died
March 15th, 1941
84 years ago — 77 years old
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
Germany
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Cofounded Der Blaue Reiter group
Created the 'Head' series of paintings
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