Marianne von Werefkin

(Russian, 1860–1938)

Marianne von Werefkin was a Russian artist whose shimmering tempera paintings contributed to the discourse of the Blauer Reiter group. Through self-portraits and landscapes, she conveyed the otherworldly distortion experienced in profound emotional states. “One life is far too little for all the things I feel within myself, and I invent other lives within and outside myself for them,” she once mused. “A whirling crowd of invented beings surrounds me and prevents me from seeing reality. Color bites at my heart.” Born Marianna Wladimirowna Werewkina on September 10, 1860 in Tula, Russian Empire (currently Lithuania), she began taking drawing classes at that age of 14 and was a private student of the renowned realist painter Ilya Repin. In 1892, she met the impoverished artist Alexej von Jawlensky and moved with him to Munich in 1896. Their turbulent relationship was more beneficial to Jawlensky than Werefkin, as she financially supported both of them while he pursued his career. Werefkin went so far as to establish a Salon in Munich for the sake of exhibiting and championing his work. Influenced by the works of Edvard Munch as well as her conversations with Wassily Kandinksy, his lover Gabriele Münter, and Jawlensky, Werefkin probed deeper into expressive uses of color. At the onset of World War I, she and Jawlensky moved to neutral Switzerland, with their troubled relationship ending in 1921. Werefkin died in relative poverty on February 6, 1938 in Ascona, Switzerland. Today, her works are held in the collections of the Lenbachhaus in Munich, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Museo Comunale d’Arte Moderna in Ascona, among others.

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Pêcheurs tirant la barque vers la mer

Marianne von Werefkin

Pêcheurs tirant la barque vers la mer

Sale Date: September 15, 2007

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Alte Fabrik, Brissago, 1920

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Alte Fabrik, Brissago, 1920

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Au bord du lac, 1920

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Au bord du lac, 1920

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Monte Tamaro, 1920

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Monte Tamaro, 1920

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Ticino (study), 1920

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Ticino (study), 1920

Sale Date: June 24, 2010

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Bildnis der Vera Repin

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Bildnis der Vera Repin

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Strassenecke in Ascona (Teatro Fantucci), 1931

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Strassenecke in Ascona (Teatro Fantucci), 1931

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Szene am Ufer des Lago Maggiore, 1930

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Szene am Ufer des Lago Maggiore, 1930

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Szene mit Figuren, Löwe und Schloss, 1930

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Szene mit Figuren, Löwe und Schloss, 1930

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Kaminfeger auf Haus in Ascona, 1930

Marianne von Werefkin

Kaminfeger auf Haus in Ascona, 1930

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Strasse mit Paar nach links und Mutter mit..., 1925

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Strasse mit Paar nach links und Mutter mit..., 1925

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Cabaret in Ascona, 1922–1924

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Cabaret in Ascona, 1922–1924

Sale Date: June 18, 2010

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Gespräch im Café, 1909

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Gespräch im Café, 1909

Sale Date: June 4, 2010

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Zwei Damen im Straßencafé, 1908

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Zwei Damen im Straßencafé, 1908

Sale Date: April 14, 2010

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L'ouvreuse, 1909

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L'ouvreuse, 1909

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Zwei Frauen, 1908

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Zwei Frauen, 1908

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Mondscheinlandschaft, 1907

Marianne von Werefkin

Mondscheinlandschaft, 1907

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Der Torero

Marianne von Werefkin

Der Torero

Sale Date: November 12, 2009

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Landschaft mit Ruine, 1930

Marianne von Werefkin

Landschaft mit Ruine, 1930

Sale Date: October 23, 2009

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Figurenstaffage vor einem Haus

Marianne von Werefkin

Figurenstaffage vor einem Haus

Sale Date: June 11, 2009

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Grüner Berg, 1910

Marianne von Werefkin

Grüner Berg, 1910

Sale Date: June 17, 2009

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In der Kirche

Marianne von Werefkin

In der Kirche

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

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Boats on the sea shore, Prerau, 1911

Marianne von Werefkin

Boats on the sea shore, Prerau, 1911

Sale Date: May 25, 2009

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St. Giuseppe, 1930

Marianne von Werefkin

St. Giuseppe, 1930

Sale Date: May 25, 2009

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