Alexej von Jawlensky (Torzhok 1864 – 1941 Wiesbaden). ”Heilandsgesicht: Dem Tempelhüter”. 1921 Oil on linen-finish paper on cardboard. 36 × 27 cm (37,4 × 28 cm) (14 ⅛ × 10 ⅝ in. (14 ¾ × 11 in.)). Monogrammed lower left: A.J. On the reverse with pen and black India ink titled and signed: Dem Tempelhüter A. Jawlensky. There presumably by the artist dated in pencil: 1921. Jawlensky 1153. Accompanied by a certificate by Maria Jawlensky, Lucia Pieroni-Jawlensky and Angelica Jawlensky-Bianconi, Alexej from the Jawlensky-archive SA, Locarno, dated 30 July 2001.– [3000] Provenance: Emmy „Galka“ Scheyer, San Francisco / Inez Cunningham Stark, Chicago (acquired 1932) / Private Collection, Switzerland / Private Collection, Rhineland Exhibition: The Blue Four - Feininger, Jawlensky, Kandinsky, Paul Klee. Santa Barbara, Faulkner Memorial Art Galerie, 1932, cat. no. 24, w. ill. / The Blue Four – Feininger, Jawlensky, Kandinsky, Paul Klee. Chicago, Arts Club, 1932, cat. no. 9, w. ill. / Alexej Jawlensky. Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus; Baden-Baden, Staatliche Kunsthalle, 1983, cat. no. 163a, ill.. p. 262 / Alexej Jawlensky. Emden, Kunsthalle, 1989/90, supplementary cat. no. 13, w. ill. Literature and illustration: Auktion: Impressionst and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture. London, Sotheby’s, 24./25.11.1964, cat. no. 77, w. ill.