Alexej von Jawlensky
1864 Toršok - 1941 Wiesbaden
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Flowers, Fruit and a Jug
1909, oil on canvas, 70 x 90.8 cm
top right: A. Jawlensky / 09
NG S 1363
This painting is an excellent example of the art of the great Russian painter. Its complete stylistic harmony demonstrates the influence of Cézanne, while the unusual liveliness of the colours also indicates a study of Matisse.
Exhibitions: 1909/10, Saint Petersburg, No. 731; 1909/10, Odessa/Kiev, No. 761; 1910, Riga, probably No. 594; 1910/11, Moscow, probably No. 239; 1983, Munich and Baden-Baden, Cat. No. 81a; 1983, Ljubljana, No. 99; 1985, Belgrade, No. 54; 1987, Belgrade-Zagreb-Ljubljana, no number; 1989, Ljubljana, No. 70; 1993, Arles, No 9; 1995, Milan, No.20.
Lit.: Jawlensky 1983, p. 190, Cat. and Fig. No. 81a; Zeri [& Rozman] 1983, p. 168, Cat. and Fig. No. 99; World Masters 1987, p. 46 Fig. on p. 47 (text Jure Mikuž); Zeri and Rozman 1989, p. 157, Cat. and Fig. No. 70; Jawlensky 1993, p. 44, Cat. No. 9 (text Alain Charron); Jawlensky 1995, p. 70, Cat. No. 20, Fig. on p. 71
Provenance: Dr. Alfred Perl of Zagreb donated the painting to the Narodna galerija in 1941, before World War II began in Yugoslavia, through the mediation of Professor Friderik Juvančič of Zagreb.
Owner:
National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana
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