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Artworks
Alexej von Jawlensky Russia, 1864-1941
Variation, c. 1918-19Oil on linen-finish paper laid down on card35 by 26.4 cm (13¾ by 10⅜ in.)Signed 'A.J' (lower left)66539© 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn$350,000Further images
Painted circa 1918-19, this work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity issued by the Alexej von Jawlensky Archiv, dated October 15, 1998, and will be included in their forthcoming...Painted circa 1918-19, this work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity issued by the Alexej von Jawlensky Archiv, dated October 15, 1998, and will be included in their forthcoming catalogue raisonné. In 1914, Alexej von Jawlensky went into exile in Saint-Prex, Switzerland whereupon he began his Variations series. The present work from the series was painted just after Jawlensky moved to Zurich from Saint-Prex. During this period, the artist diverged from figuration into expressive abstraction. Variations was originally inspired by the artist’s view from his window in Switzerland. Earlier works from the series depict more naturalistic representations of the landscape–roads, trees, houses–while the later compositions became more representative of the artist’s emotional experience of his surroundings.Provenance
Evelyn S. Mayer, San Francisco (acquired directly from the artist)
Louise Baer, San Francisco
Sale: Christie's New York, November 20, 1998, lot 475)
Private Collection
Exhibitions
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich; Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage and Duisburg, Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Zentrum Internationaler Skulptur, Jawlensky in der Schweiz 1914-1921, 2000-01, no. 218
