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This is a painted portrait showing the upper body of a woman wearing a large hat or headdress. The woman is positioned facing slightly to the left. Her facial features are abstract and stylized, with dark, round eyes and thin red lips. Her skin is light green. Her dark hair is styled above her head, and on it rests an elaborate pink headdress full of flowers in shades of purple, pink, orange, yellow, and green. Her clothing is a mixture of dark orange and dark blue. The background is a mixture of blues and greens with streaks of red. The brushstrokes are textured and visible, and colors are layered over each other.
Alexej von Jawlensky, Portrait of a Woman, c. 1911, oil on board, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2020.112.6

Portrait of a Woman

Alexej von Jawlensky · c. 1911 · oil on board ·  Accession ID  2020.112.6