Oil on linen-structured paper. Signed in the lower left. Dated by Lisa Kümmel on the reverse and inscribed "No. 8" by a hand other than that of the artist. 51.7 x 33.9 cm.
Up until July 20, 2026, the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena hosts the Jawlensky exhibition “Dear Little Friend: Impressions of Galka Scheyer”, which puts focus on Jawlensky's "heads" from after 1915. [CH].

• Expressive and in vibrant colors: a spectacular culmination of the Expressionist heads from the pre-war years.
• A vivid testament to a pivotal point in Jawlensky's oeuvre.
• Bold contrasts culminate in an intense color rush.
• The inscrutable gaze of the figures and the clouds of color surrounding them create an enigmatic, fascinating visual effect.
• Significant provenance: owned by Jawlensky’s close confidante Lisa Kümmel during his lifetime.
LITERATURE: Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky, Angelica Jawlensky, Alexej Jawlensky. Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, vol. II: 1914-1933, Munich 1992, p. 119, CR no. 751 (illustrated in color on p. 98).

Alexej von Jawlensky, Galerie Thomas, Munich 2015/2016 (illustrated on pp. 35 and 109). Meisterwerke VIII, catalog 139, Galerie Thomas, Munich 2020/2021 (illustrated on pp. 17 and 19). Figures 2021, catalog 141, Galerie Thomas, Munich 2021 (illustrated on pp. 19 and 21)

Lisa Kümmel Collection, Wiesbaden (acquired directly from the artist). Karl-Heinz Kümmel Collection, Wiesbaden (inherited from the above in 1944). Private collection, Switzerland/Northern Germany (acquired between 1994 and 1996). Galerie Thomas, Munich (acquired in 2015). Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired from the above)

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