LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on board

Measurements:

25.59 in. (65.00 cm.) (height) by 21.26 in. (54.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Signed A. Jawlensky (upper right) and with the initials A.J. (lower center); signed A. Jawlensky, dated 1912 and numbered N. 68 on the reverse and on the backboard

Literature:

Maria Jawlensky, Lucia-Pietroni Jawlensky & Angelica Jawlensky, Alexej von Jawlensky, Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Volume One 1890-1914, London, 1991, no. 471, illustrated p. 363; Clemens Weiler, Jawlensky Heads, Faces, Meditations, London, 1971, no. 119, listed p. 122; Clemens Weiler, Alexej Jawlensky, Colonge, 1959, no. 109, illustrated p. 234

Provenance:

Acquired from the above circa 1977; Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York; Sale: Christie's, London, December 2, 1975, lot 93; Robert Simon, California; Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles; Andreas Jawlensky, Locarno (the artist's son); Helene von Jawlensky, Wiesbaden; Estate of the artist