Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Lot 1325

Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)

Variation: Nacht II

Closed17 November 2016

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USD 150,000

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Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Variation: Nacht II
signed with initials 'A.j.' (lower left); signed again, dated and numbered 'A. Jawlensky 1916 N.6.' (on the reverse)
oil on linen-finish paper laid down on board
14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (35.7 x 27 cm.)
Painted in 1916

Galka Scheyer, New York and Los Angeles (acquired from the artist, 1924); Estate sale, U.S. Department of Justice, San Francisco, September 1954, lot 8.
Paul Kantor Gallery, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale).
Stanley N. Barbee, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above); sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 9 December 1959, lot 42.
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.

Specialist note

The Alexej von Jawlensky Archives will include this work in the forthcoming volume of their Von Jawlensky catalogue raisonné.