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ALEXEJ VON JAWLENSKY | Blumen in blauer Vase (Flowers in a Blue Vase)
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alexej Jawlensky
- Blumen in blauer Vase (Flowers in a Blue Vase)
- signed A Jawlensky (lower right) and indistinctly dated 1927 (lower left)
- watercolour, pen and in and pencil on paper
- 15.6 by 10cm., 6 1/8 by 3 7/8 in.
- Executed in 1927.
Provenance
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired circa 1950)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Städtische Galerie, Alexej von Jawlensky, Gemälde, Aquarelle. Zeichnungen, 1994, no. 130, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky & Angelica Jawlensky, Alexej von Jawlensky: Catalogue raisonné of the Watercolours and Drawings 1890-1938, London, 1998, vol. IV, no. 568, illustrated p. 244
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is hinged to the mount on the verso of the four corners. There are pinholes at each corner and the edges are decked. There is some light staining at the centre of the right edge and there is a small flattened diagonal crease in the lower left corner. This work is in overall very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."