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Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Lot 570

Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)

Meditation

Closed25 June 2008

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GBP 55,250

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Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Meditation
signed with the initials 'A.j.' (lower left); dated '34' (lower right); signed, dated and numbered 'A. Jawlensky 1934.N.111' (on the reverse)
oil on linen-finish paper laid down on card
6 7/8 x 5¼ in. (17.5 x 13.3 cm.)
Painted in 1934

The artist's estate.
Helene von Jawlensky, Wiesbaden.
Dr Hans Lühdorf, Wiesbaden, by June 1943.
Mrs Hanna Pawlak, Düsseldorf, a gift from the above at Christmas 1949, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

The catalogue raisonné states that, according to Dr Lühdorf, the present work hung above Jawlensky's bed and that he referred to it as 'my miniature'.