LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on linen-finished paper laid down on board

Measurements:

16.93 in. (43.00 cm.) (height) by 12.99 in. (33.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed with the artist's initials A.J. (lower left) and dated 31 (lower right); signed A. Jawlensky, dated 1931 and numbered Nr. 71 on the reverse

Exhibited:

Darmstadt, Hessisches Landesmuseum,. Sammlung Karl Ströher, 2 , 1965, no. 49, illustrated in the catalogue

Literature:

The artist's. Cahier Noir , listed as. 1931 N. 71 , p. 18. Erika Pohl, Ursula Ströher & Gerhard Pohl (ed.),. Karl Ströher, Sammler und Sammlung , Stuttgart, 1982, no. 250, illustrated p. 286. Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky & Angelica Jawlensky,. Alexej von Jawlensky, Catalogue raisonné of the Oil Paintings, 1914-1933 , London, 1993, vol. II, no. 1371, illustrated p. 463

Provenance:

Dr. Marga Stegmann, Dresden (acquired directly from the artist in November 1934). Dr. Hans Meyer-Benteli, Bern (by descent from the above in 1936; sale: Kunstkabinett R.N. Ketterer, Stuttgart, 30th November-1st December 1955, lot 1269). Karl Ströher, Darmstadt (purchased at the above sale). Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher, Switzerland (by descent from the above in 1977). Thence by descent to the present owner in 2016