Model Washing Her Hair
Aleksandr Yakovlev
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
These two paintings by Aleksandr Yakovlev show the artist’s key role in ushering in a new classicism in post- Revolutionary Russian art. Yakovlev trained at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts but traveled at a young age to Italy and Spain, where he applied the light and modeling of the Old Masters to modern subjects. Unable to return to Russia after the outbreak of the October Revolution, Yakovlev settled in Paris but continued to travel across the globe, immersing himself in world cultures. Arab Merchant was painted in Tunisia.
Caption
Aleksandr Yakovlev (Russian, 1887–1938). Model Washing Her Hair, 1929. Tempera on linen, 21 5/8 x 23 in. (54.9 x 58.4 cm) Frame: 28 5/8 x 29 5/8 in. (72.7 x 75.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Martin Birnbaum, 44.220. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Artist
Title
Model Washing Her Hair
Date
1929
Geography
Place made: Europe
Medium
Tempera on linen
Classification
Dimensions
21 5/8 x 23 in. (54.9 x 58.4 cm) Frame: 28 5/8 x 29 5/8 in. (72.7 x 75.2 cm)
Signatures
Signed and dated lower left: "A. Jacovleff/Capri/1929"
Credit Line
Gift of Martin Birnbaum
Accession Number
44.220
Frequent Art Questions
Does all Yakovlev's work feature the person not looking at audience?
No, he painted subjects in various ways all around the globe. He was an expedition painter and he also taught at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts art school.
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