Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Lot 248

Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)

Meditation

Closed5 February 2008

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Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Meditation
signed with the initials 'A.J.' (lower left); dated '35' (lower right); signed, dated and numbered 'A.Jawlensky 1935 Mai N31 J' (on the reverse of the artist's mount)
oil on linen-finish paper laid down on the artist's mount
image: 7½ x 5 in. (19.1 x 12.7 cm.)
mount: 12½ x 9 5/8 in. (31.8 x 24.5 cm.)
Painted in May 1935

Galka Scheyer, Hollywood, by whom acquired from the artist in 1935.
John Cage, Los Angeles, by whom acquired from the above.
Xenia K. Cage, New York, a gift from the above in 1946.

Specialist note

This painting is recorded in the Alexej von Jawlensky archive and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné.