Mystical Head: Andrej

Provenance

By descent to the artist’s wife, Helene von Jawlensky, 1941–65 [letter April 8, 2002 from Angelica Jawlensky Bianconi in curatorial file]; by descent to her son, Andreas von Jawlensky, 1965–January 8, 1968 [according to letter mentioned above]; sold by him to Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York, January 8, 1968 [letter mentioned above]; sold by the gallery to Serge Sabarsky Gallery, New York, October 29, 1968 [receipt October 29, 1969 in curatorial file]. Maxine Kunstadter by 1978; bequested by her to the Art Institute, 1978.

Mystical Head: Andrej

Alexei Jawlensky

1917

Accession Number

52992

Medium

Oil on paper, mounted on board

Dimensions

43.5 × 35 cm (17 1/8 × 13 3/4 in.)

Classification

painting

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Maxine Kunstadter