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Head Inclined to the Left, with Closed Eyes
c. 1922
Alexei Jawlensky (Russian, 1864-1941)
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A black and white, abstract drawing of a head with closed eyes using soft and minimal lines, slightly tilting to the viewer's left
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  • Artist Name: Alexei Jawlensky (Russian, 1864-1941)
  • Title: Head Inclined to the Left, with Closed Eyes
  • Date: c. 1922
  • Medium: Pencil on wove paper
  • Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (29.4 x 25.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection
  • Accession Number: P.1953.117

Object Information

Born of the Line: The Significance of the Line in the Oeuvre of Alexej von Jawlensky

  • Museo Cantonale d' Arte, 2007-09-29 to 2008-01-07
  • The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection, Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena, 1976, no. 223 p. 78
  • Jawlensky, Maria, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky, and Angelica Jawlensky Bianconi, Alexej von Jawlensky: Catalogue RaisonnĂ© of the Watercolours and Drawings, 1998, no. 458
  • Barnett, Vivian Endicott, The Blue Four Collection at the Norton Simon Museum, 2002, no. 206 p. 180
  • Franciolli, Marco, Angelika Affentranger-Kirchrath and Gottlieb Leinz, Alexej von Jawlensky - Aus der Linie geboren: Der Zeichner Alexej von Jawlensky im Dialog mit Matisse, Hodler und Lehmbruck, 2007, cat. 110 p. 172

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