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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Marianne von Werefkin (225 results)
Landschaft mit Reiter und Reiterin

Marianne von Werefkin

Landschaft mit Reiter und Reiterin

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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Kirchturm, 1912

Marianne von Werefkin

Kirchturm, 1912

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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Heimkehr, 1907

Marianne von Werefkin

Heimkehr, 1907

Sale Date: December 4, 2004

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Paar im Gespräch, 1908–1909

Marianne von Werefkin

Paar im Gespräch, 1908–1909

Sale Date: November 27, 2004

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Blauer Funken, 1917–1918

Marianne von Werefkin

Blauer Funken, 1917–1918

Sale Date: November 27, 2004

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Haus Unter Kastanienbäumen (St.-Prex), 1914–1917

Marianne von Werefkin

Haus Unter Kastanienbäumen (St.-Prex), 1914–1917

Sale Date: November 26, 2004

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Salle d'Attente, 1927

Marianne von Werefkin

Salle d'Attente, 1927

Sale Date: November 26, 2004

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Blick auf München

Marianne von Werefkin

Blick auf München

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Das heilige Land

Marianne von Werefkin

Das heilige Land

Sale Date: June 5, 2004

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Dräuendes Gewitter über Seelandschaft mit...

Marianne von Werefkin

Dräuendes Gewitter über Seelandschaft mit...

Sale Date: March 26, 2004

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Talmudleser, 1924–1924

Marianne von Werefkin

Talmudleser, 1924–1924

Sale Date: June 20, 2003

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Mise au tombeau - Holzverlad bei Ascona, 1920–1920

Marianne von Werefkin

Mise au tombeau - Holzverlad bei Ascona, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 20, 2003

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In der Dämmerung am Brunnen, 1914–1914

Marianne von Werefkin

In der Dämmerung am Brunnen, 1914–1914

Sale Date: May 31, 2003

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Kloster am Meer, 1916–1916

Marianne von Werefkin

Kloster am Meer, 1916–1916

Sale Date: May 31, 2003

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Das Tierspital, 1926–1926

Marianne von Werefkin

Das Tierspital, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 26, 2003

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Dörfliche Szene, 1914–1914

Marianne von Werefkin

Dörfliche Szene, 1914–1914

Sale Date: December 4, 2001

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Arbeiter, 1914–1914

Marianne von Werefkin

Arbeiter, 1914–1914

Sale Date: December 4, 2001

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Klostergarten, 1926–1926

Marianne von Werefkin

Klostergarten, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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Vor dem Gewitter, 1925–1925

Marianne von Werefkin

Vor dem Gewitter, 1925–1925

Sale Date: December 12, 2000

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Landschaft mit Kanone

Marianne von Werefkin

Landschaft mit Kanone

Sale Date: December 2, 2000

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Das Verdikt

Marianne von Werefkin

Das Verdikt

Sale Date: November 22, 2000

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Lesender Priester, 1926–1926

Marianne von Werefkin

Lesender Priester, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 22, 2000

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Nachts, 1924–1924

Marianne von Werefkin

Nachts, 1924–1924

Sale Date: June 9, 2000

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Menschen am Tisch, 1910–1910

Marianne von Werefkin

Menschen am Tisch, 1910–1910

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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