Alexej von Jawlensky

Weiblicher Kopf mit offenen Augen
ca. 1920/1922

Indian ink on paper

16.4 × 12.5 cm / 6 7/16 × 4 15/16 in

Signed with the initials also inscribed »J. 175.« and »Original 1928 Small Head Brush Drawing« as well as numbered »148« by a third hand on the verso

Catalogue Raisonné by Jawlensky 1998 no. 422

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Expertise

Maria Jawlensky, Jawlesnky Archiv Locarno 1988

Provenance

The artist's studio; Collection Galka Scheyer, Hollywood; Milton Wichner, Los Angeles; Private Collection USA; Sotheby's, New York (7 Oct. 1987, lot 77); Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf (1987–1988); Private Collection Mannheim (1988–2025)

Exhibitions

Literature

Galerie Ludorff, "Neuerwerbungen Frühjahr 2026", Düsseldorf 2026, S. 66
Maria Jawlensky/Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky/Angelica Jawlensky, "Alexej von Jawlensky catalogue raisonné. Volume Four. The watercolours and drawings. 1890-1938", München 1998, Nr. 422

About Alexej von Jawlensky

Coarse brushstrokes, colorful compositions and abstract figure heads are characteristic of the work of Alexej von Jawlensky, co-founder of the group "The Blue Four".