Mystischer Kopf: Frauenkopf auf rotem Grund
Details
Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Mystischer Kopf: Frauenkopf auf rotem Grund
oil and pencil on board
14 5/8 x 12¼ in. (37.1 x 31.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1917
Mystischer Kopf: Frauenkopf auf rotem Grund
oil and pencil on board
14 5/8 x 12¼ in. (37.1 x 31.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1917
Provenance
(probably) Marianne von Werefkin, Ascona, Switzerland.
Alexander von Werefkin, probably by descent from the above.
Kunstmuseum, Bern (no. 1845), by whom acquired from the above in 1956.
H.J. Schmied, Bern, by whom acquired from the above in June 1959.
The Redfern Gallery, London.
Mr and Mrs S. Samuels, by whom acquired from the above on 16 February 1960.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 December 1979, lot 58.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1980, lot 56.
LA Louver, Venice, California.
Mr and Mrs Ray Stark, Hollywood, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Alexander von Werefkin, probably by descent from the above.
Kunstmuseum, Bern (no. 1845), by whom acquired from the above in 1956.
H.J. Schmied, Bern, by whom acquired from the above in June 1959.
The Redfern Gallery, London.
Mr and Mrs S. Samuels, by whom acquired from the above on 16 February 1960.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 December 1979, lot 58.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1980, lot 56.
LA Louver, Venice, California.
Mr and Mrs Ray Stark, Hollywood, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
M. Jawlensky, L. Pieroni-Jawlensky & A. Jawlensky, Alexej von Jawlensky, Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Volume Two 1914-1933, London, 1992, no. 914 (illustrated p. 222).
Exhibited
London, The Redfern Gallery, Jawlensky, 1864-1941, October 1960, no. 38.
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, on loan, July 1963 - July 1964.
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, on loan, July 1963 - July 1964.
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