Lot Essay
This painting is recorded in the Alexej von Jawlensky archive and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné.
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Meditation
Details
Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Meditation
signed with the initials 'A.J.' (lower left); dated '35' (lower right); signed, dated and numbered 'A.Jawlensky 1935 Mai N31 J' (on the reverse of the artist's mount)
oil on linen-finish paper laid down on the artist's mount
image: 7½ x 5 in. (19.1 x 12.7 cm.)
mount: 12½ x 9 5/8 in. (31.8 x 24.5 cm.)
Painted in May 1935
Meditation
signed with the initials 'A.J.' (lower left); dated '35' (lower right); signed, dated and numbered 'A.Jawlensky 1935 Mai N31 J' (on the reverse of the artist's mount)
oil on linen-finish paper laid down on the artist's mount
image: 7½ x 5 in. (19.1 x 12.7 cm.)
mount: 12½ x 9 5/8 in. (31.8 x 24.5 cm.)
Painted in May 1935
Provenance
Galka Scheyer, Hollywood, by whom acquired from the artist in 1935.
John Cage, Los Angeles, by whom acquired from the above.
Xenia K. Cage, New York, a gift from the above in 1946.
John Cage, Los Angeles, by whom acquired from the above.
Xenia K. Cage, New York, a gift from the above in 1946.
Literature
The artist's handlist, 28 September 1935, sent to Galka Scheyer.
M. Müller, '"Es ist ein langsamer Weg" John Cage und Galka Scheyer', in exh. cat., Die Blaue Vier, Bern, 1997, no. 5 (illustrated p. 278).
M. Müller, '"Es ist ein langsamer Weg" John Cage und Galka Scheyer', in exh. cat., Die Blaue Vier, Bern, 1997, no. 5 (illustrated p. 278).
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Stendahl Gallery, 1936 - 1937 (titled 'Head 31, 1935').
Special Notice
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