Lot 142
  • 142

Alexej von Jawlensky

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alexej von Jawlensky
  • VARIATION: TULPENFELD (VARIATION: FIELD OF TULIPS)
  • signed A.J. (lower left)

  • oil on linen-finish paper laid down on canvas

  • 35.5 by 24.3cm., 14 by 9 5/8 in.

Provenance

Galka Scheyer, Brunswick
Estate of Dr & Mrs Julius Frank, Brunswick
Private Collection (sale: Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, 11th November 1970, lot 71)
Galerie La Motte, Geneva (acquired by 1973)
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner circa 1975

Literature

Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky & Angelica Jawlensky, Alexej von Jawlensky: Catalogue raisonné of the Oil Paintings 1914-1933, London, 1992, vol. II, no. 793, illustrated p. 148 (with incorrect medium)

Condition

The canvas is lined and the tacking edge is covered in tape. There are artists pinholes at all for corners. No restauration is apparent under UV light. Overall the work is in very good condition. Colours: The greens are lighter in the original.
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