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Munich: New Artist's Association

Jawlensky married Werefkin, and in 1896, the young couple set out for Munich, then one Europe's most vibrant artistic communities.

They studied at the studio of Anton Azbe (1862-1905), a Slovene realist whose school was popular with Eastern European students. Here, Jawlensky met Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), another Russian painter whose theories on art proved a great influence on the new arrival.

At the time Kandinsky was moving away from Realism, towards a more expressive Abstract art form.

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In 1909 Kandinsky formed the Neue Kunstlervereinigung Munchen, (New Artist's Association, Munich), a group which predated the Blue Rider Group, and is considered one of the first secessions from traditional art to modern art in Germany at the time.

Jawlensky and Marianna became members as well as Gabriele Munter, Adolf Erbsloh and Alexander Kanoldt. Together they exhibited in 1909, 1910 and 1911 at the Modern