After moving in 1885 families in St. Petersburg Marianne took lessons from Ilya Repin, who wrote eeportret, (stored in the house-museum Repin). Later Verevkina wrote: "Repin admired my work. But the realistic world, as well as romantic, seemed alien to me. My own idea is still unclear hovered before me in the air.
In 1891, Repin Verevkina met with Alexei Jawlensky, who was then studied painting at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.
They lived together for thirty years.
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In 1896 Verevkina and A. Jawlensky moved to Munich. In Russia, they have never returned.
There Verevkina organized art salon, which attracted many Russian and European artists, intellectuals, and philanthropists, they are here together to discuss and develop new ideas in art.
During this period she almost did not write the paintings, as all his energy and experience she dedicated to promoting creative career Yavlensky.
After nearly a decade pause in 1906 Verevkina returned to painting.
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In December 1908 Verevkina took part in the organization of the New Artists Association of Munich "- the first group of Russian and German avant-garde artists, which included future members" Blue rider ".
In 1914 Verevkina and Jawlensky were forced to leave Germany and moved to Switzerland in Lausanne and then in Italian-speaking town of Ascona.
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In 1921, between Jawlensky and Verevkina ruptured. He went to Wiesbaden, but she stayed in Ascona.
Together with local artists tireless M. Verevkina organized group of "Big Bear", and in 1925 in Berlin was a large exhibition of the group.
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