Self-Portrait (Jawlensky)

Alexej von Jawlensky

1912 · Oil on cardboard · Museum Wiesbaden

Size2:3 ratio

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Self-Portrait (Jawlensky)

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About this work

Artist: Alexej von Jawlensky (1864–1941)
Year: 1912
Medium: Oil on cardboard
Original size: 53.5 × 48.5 cm
Collection: Museum Wiesbaden
Movement: Expressionism

The artist's broad head and shoulders fill the board, the face built from slabs of pink, yellow, green and red under dark, knitted brows, with a turquoise collar and a red jacket against a churning ground of blue-green. The colours are unmixed and the strokes heavy, so the face reads almost as a mask. Jawlensky painted it in 1912 in Munich, when he was close to the circle that formed the Blue Rider, though he did not take part in its exhibitions. The intensity of the colour and the frontal stare look ahead to the heads he would paint for the rest of his career, which became more and more schematic until they were reduced to a few lines and colours. It is in the Museum Wiesbaden, in the city where he spent his last two decades.

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 frowning face built from slabs of pink, yellow and green against churning blue-green, for a study, den or home office at 24×36 in black. A teal, red or warm white wall; it pairs with Head of a Woman.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1912)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: intimate
Rooms: study or library, home office, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

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: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 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

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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 Self-Portrait 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 Museum Wiesbaden.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 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 Self-Portrait painted, and in what medium?

Self-Portrait dates from 1912 and was made in oil on cardboard; the original measures 53.5 × 48.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Self-Portrait we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Self-Portrait (Alexej von Jawlensky) — Self-Portrait · Alexej von Jawlensky · 1912. 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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