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Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky (?March 13, 1864 - March 15, 1941) was a Russian impressionist painter, active in Germany.
He was born in Torzhok, a town in the department of Tver, Russia, as the fifth child of Georgi von Jawlensky and his wife Alexandra (née Medwedewa). His family was aristocratic.
At the age of ten, he moved with his family to Moscow. After a few years of military training, he became interested in painting, visiting the Moscow World Exposition c. 1880.
In 1896, he moved to Munich, where he met Wassily Kandinsky, another Russian artist.
He died in Wiesbaden, Germany, on March 15, 1941.
In November of 2003, his "Schokko" (Schokko mit Tellerhut) sold for US$8,296,000.
Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky's works include:
- Girl Wearing an Apron
- Woman with a Fan
- Symphony
- Hyacinth, c. 1902
