Alexej von Jawlensky
1864 - 1941

Abstrakter Kopf. 1929.
Oil on cardboard, laminated on panel.
Monogrammed on the lower left and dated on the lower right. 21.7 x 16 cm (8.5 x 6.2 in).


• “Abstract Head” - a symbol of the transition from Expressionism to heightened abstraction.
• Harmonious colors in the artist’s unmistakable style from the important series of the “Abstract Heads.”
- The painting is exemplary of Jawlensky's meditative, spiritually infused portraits.
• The clear formal language combined with the radiant colors lend the portrait a timeless modernity.
• Significant provenance: From the Max Niedermayer Collection, Wiesbaden.

A certificate from the Alexej von Jawlensky Archive, Wiesbaden/Muralto.

PROVENANCE: Max Niedermayer private collection, Wiesbaden (probably directly from the artist).
Private collection, Wiesbaden (since 1968, inherited from the above).
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (since 1979, acquired from the above, collection stamp on the reverse).
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (inherited from the above).