227
Alexej von Jawlensky
Grosse Variation: Träumerei, 1916.
Oil on linen-textured paper, mounted on cardboard
Estimate:
€ 90,000 - 120,000
$ 100,800 - 134,400
227
Alexej von Jawlensky
Grosse Variation: Träumerei, 1916.
Oil on linen-textured paper, mounted on cardboard
Estimate:
€ 90,000 - 120,000
$ 100,800 - 134,400
Alexej von Jawlensky
1864 - 1941
Grosse Variation: Träumerei. 1916.
Oil on linen-textured paper, mounted on cardboard.
Monogrammed in the lower left. Dated in the lower right. Dated, titled, and inscribed “Grosse Variationen No. 12 1916 St. Prex Träumerei” by Andreas Jawlensky on the reverse. 49 x 35 cm (19.2 x 13.7 in). [AW].
• A subtle composition in cool tones, characterized by a light expressiveness.
• A vibrant window scene: in memory of Saint-Prex, Jawlensky’s Swiss exile on Lake Geneva.
• Exhibited in the artist’s first major Spanish retrospective at the Fundación Juan March, Madrid (1992).
• From Jawlensky’s important early series, the “Variations on a Landscape Theme”, which is much sought-after on the international market.
PROVENANCE: From the artist’s estate.
Galerie Aenne Abels, Cologne.
Thomas G. Newmann, Rye, New York.
Herbert Tannenbaum Gallery, New York.
Private collection, New York.
Galerie Thomas, Munich.
Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired in 1995, Grisebach).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Galerie Aenne Abels, Cologne, May 3–30, 1958, cat. no. 17.
Alexej von Jawlensky. Eine Ausstellung zum 50. Todesjahr, Galerie Thomas, Munich, Nov. 29, 1990–Feb. 23, 1991.
Alexej von Jawlensky und sein Kreis. Freunde, Kollegen, Stationen, Galerie Neher, Essen, April 27–June 29, 1991, p. 36 (with color illustration on p. 37).
Alexej von Jawlensky, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, March 27–June 14, 1992; Museo Picasso, Barcelona, June 25–September 27, 1992, cat. no. 68 (with color illustration on p. 86).
LITERATURE: Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky, Angelica Jawlensky, Alexej von Jawlensky. Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, vol. 2: 1914–1933, Munich 1992, CR no. 837 (with color illustration on p. 140).
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Kunsthaus Math. Lempertz, Cologne, 458th Auction, June 19, 1959, lot 123 (with illustration, plate 26).
Grisebach, Berlin, 13th Auction, June 1, 1990, lot 38 (with color illustration).
Grisebach, Berlin, 43rd Auction, May 26, 1995, lot 33 (with color illustration).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 15.49 h +/- 20 min.
1864 - 1941
Grosse Variation: Träumerei. 1916.
Oil on linen-textured paper, mounted on cardboard.
Monogrammed in the lower left. Dated in the lower right. Dated, titled, and inscribed “Grosse Variationen No. 12 1916 St. Prex Träumerei” by Andreas Jawlensky on the reverse. 49 x 35 cm (19.2 x 13.7 in). [AW].
• A subtle composition in cool tones, characterized by a light expressiveness.
• A vibrant window scene: in memory of Saint-Prex, Jawlensky’s Swiss exile on Lake Geneva.
• Exhibited in the artist’s first major Spanish retrospective at the Fundación Juan March, Madrid (1992).
• From Jawlensky’s important early series, the “Variations on a Landscape Theme”, which is much sought-after on the international market.
PROVENANCE: From the artist’s estate.
Galerie Aenne Abels, Cologne.
Thomas G. Newmann, Rye, New York.
Herbert Tannenbaum Gallery, New York.
Private collection, New York.
Galerie Thomas, Munich.
Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired in 1995, Grisebach).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Galerie Aenne Abels, Cologne, May 3–30, 1958, cat. no. 17.
Alexej von Jawlensky. Eine Ausstellung zum 50. Todesjahr, Galerie Thomas, Munich, Nov. 29, 1990–Feb. 23, 1991.
Alexej von Jawlensky und sein Kreis. Freunde, Kollegen, Stationen, Galerie Neher, Essen, April 27–June 29, 1991, p. 36 (with color illustration on p. 37).
Alexej von Jawlensky, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, March 27–June 14, 1992; Museo Picasso, Barcelona, June 25–September 27, 1992, cat. no. 68 (with color illustration on p. 86).
LITERATURE: Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky, Angelica Jawlensky, Alexej von Jawlensky. Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, vol. 2: 1914–1933, Munich 1992, CR no. 837 (with color illustration on p. 140).
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Kunsthaus Math. Lempertz, Cologne, 458th Auction, June 19, 1959, lot 123 (with illustration, plate 26).
Grisebach, Berlin, 13th Auction, June 1, 1990, lot 38 (with color illustration).
Grisebach, Berlin, 43rd Auction, May 26, 1995, lot 33 (with color illustration).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 15.49 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium and taxation for Alexej von Jawlensky "Grosse Variation: Träumerei"
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The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 2,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 2,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
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