Lot 140
  • 140

Alexej von Jawlensky

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alexej von Jawlensky
  • STILLEBEN: BLUMENSTILLEBEN MIT VASE UND FIGUR (HALBPROFIL)(STILL LIFE: FLOWER STILL LIFE WITH VASE AND FIGURE, SEMI-PROFILE)
  • signed A.J. (lower left) and dated 35 (lower right)
  • oil on linen-finish paper laid down on board

  • 17.5 by 12.5cm., 6 7/8 by 4 7/8 in.

Provenance

Mr & Mrs Harnischmacher, Wiesbaden
Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky & Angelica Jawlensky, Alexej von Jawlensky, Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, 1934-1937, London, 1993, vol. III, no. 5, listed p. 44

Condition

Executed on linen finish paper laid down on card (probably by the artist's assistant Lisa Kummel). There are two artist's pinholes to the upper corners. This work is in very good condition. Colours: Fairly accurate in the printed catalogue.
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