Alexej von Jawlensky

Alexej von Jawlensky 1864 - 1941 Meditation. 1935. Oil on linen-textured paper, originally laminated onto cardboard. Monogrammed in the lower left. Dated in the lower right. Signed, dated, and inscribed “II N. 132 J” on the reverse of the backing board. 18 x 13.6 cm (7 x 5.3 in). Backing board: 31,9 x 24,3 cm (12,5 x 9,5 in). [AW]. • A dark, luminous “Meditation” in a mysterious contrast of colors. • With great sensitivity, Jawlensky elevates the human face to an iconic representation of religious sentiment. • Following the Nazi's exhibition ban in 1933, he turned to the “Meditations” series in 1934. • Already exhibited at the Nierendorf Gallery in New York in 1939. • Distinguished provenance: Formerly owned by Galka Scheyer (1889–1945). PROVENANCE: Galka Scheyer, Hollywood, California (acquired from the artist’s studio in 1935, held until 1945). Estate of the above (1945–1954, Compulsory Estate Sale). Felix Landau Gallery (through Orrel P. Reed, Jr.), Los Angeles, California. Private collection. Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich. Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired from the above in the late 1970s or early 1980s). EXHIBITION: Homage to Jawlensky. Retrospective, Nierendorf Gallery, New York, May 1939 (no catalog number; with the gallery's label on the reverse). LITERATURE: Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky, Angelica Jawlensky, Alexej von Jawlensky. Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, vol. 3: 1933–1937, Munich 1993, CR no. 1623 (with color illustration on p. 118). - - Compulsory Estate Sale, U.S. Department of Justice, Los Angeles, September 29, 1954, lot 9, no. 73. Sotheby’s, London, auction December 6, 1961, lot 35. Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 16.33 h +/- 20 min.

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