Halbakt

Alexej von Jawlensky (in circa 1910)

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Luka asked

Is the painting exhibited in its original frame?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Luka, from checking our archive, we can only see that the painting was added to the collection in 1960 with the current frame. Without extensive provenance research however, we can't tell you if this frame was added by the previous owner, gallery or artist. Best, Tanja

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Three classical genres play an important role in the work of Alexej von Jawlensky: the landscape, the still life and the portrait. He depicted people from his immediate surroundings, but these are rarely portraits in the literal sense. This is also the case here. The woman's downward glance gives this picture an introvert character.

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Title	Halbakt
Material and technique	Oil on cardboard
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is travelling

Dimensions	Height 117 cm Width 69,5 cm
Artists	Artist: Alexej von Jawlensky
Accession number	2624 (MK)
Credits	Purchase Stichting Fonds Willem van Rede. On permanent loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, 1960
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1960
Creation date	in circa 1910
Collector	Collector / W. van Rede
Internal exhibitions	Een prikkelcollectie (2000) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017)
External exhibitions	Boijmans bij de Buren - Kunst stelt alles voor (2020) Marianne von Werefkin - Pionier van het Expressionisme (2024)
Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Cardboard > Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Russia > Eastern Europe > Europe