Murnau

Alexej von Jawlensky

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

Size2:3 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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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 16×24 in natural wood. A sage, teal or warm white wall; it pairs with Kandinsky's Murnau, Landscape with Tower.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1910)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, kitchen, hallway or entryway, dining room, dorm room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. 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. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • 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

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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

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 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 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, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Murnau we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Alexej von Jawlensky's Murnau — a dark blue mountain over green fields and little houses near Murnau — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Jawlensky: Colour and the Human Face, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — 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 Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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