Murnau

Alexej von Jawlensky

1910 · Oil on hardboard · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Size4:3 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Alexej von Jawlensky (1864–1941)
Year: 1910
Medium: Oil on hardboard
Original size: 32.9 × 42.3 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Expressionism

A dark blue mountain rises behind a bright yellow-green meadow, its summit edged with pink clouds against a teal sky, while the small houses of a village in red, white and orange cluster at the bottom among dark trees. The forms are flattened and the colours set side by side without blending. Jawlensky painted this small landscape on hardboard in 1910 in Murnau, the Bavarian market town where he and Marianne von Werefkin worked alongside Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter in these summers. The Murnau landscapes, painted outdoors in pure colour with dark outlines, were central to the group's shift away from description. The painting was with the Curt Valentin Gallery in New York by 1954, was acquired by the lawyer Ralph F. Colin and his wife in 1955, and was given by them to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1973.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A dark blue mountain over a yellow-green meadow and a red-roofed village, for a living room, kitchen or hallway at 24×18 in natural wood. A sage, teal or warm white wall; it pairs with Kandinsky's Murnau, Landscape with Tower.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1910)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, kitchen, hallway or entryway, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Murnau in the public domain?

Yes. Alexej von Jawlensky (1864–1941) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Murnau painted, and in what medium?

Murnau dates from 1910 and was made in oil on hardboard; the original measures 32.9 × 42.3 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Murnau we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Murnau (Alexej von Jawlensky) — Murnau · Alexej von Jawlensky · 1910. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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