Alexej Jawlensky Auction Prices and Value Guide

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Artist
Alexej Jawlensky
Source records
823
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Alexej Jawlensky

Alexej von Jawlensky (1864–1941) was a Russian-born expressionist painter who spent most of his career in Germany. Born in Torzhok in the Tver region of Russia, he studied in Munich and became a central figure in the German Expressionist movement. Jawlensky was a founding member of the Neue Künstlervereinigung München and exhibited with the landmark Der Blaue Reiter group alongside Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc. Later, with Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee, and Kandinsky, he formed Die Blaue Vier. His best-known works evolved from vivid, color-saturated portraits and landscapes into increasingly abstract series — the Mystical Heads, Saviour's Faces, and Abstract Heads — painted in the decades after he settled in Wiesbaden. Collectors encounter Jawlensky across museum collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his catalogue raisonné is maintained by the Jawlensky archive in Switzerland.

ExpressionismDer Blaue ReiterDie Blaue Vieroil paintingworks on paper / drawingprintmaking / graphic artportraits and headslandscapesabstract and semi-abstract meditative works (Mystical Heads, Saviour's Faces, Abstract Heads)

Common works and media

Jawlensky is best known for oil portraits and heads with bold, expressive color — especially the Mystical Heads, Saviour's Faces, and late Abstract Heads series. He also painted richly colored landscapes and garden scenes, particularly views of Murnau and the Bavarian Alps. Works on paper in charcoal, watercolor, and gouache appear alongside a smaller body of graphic prints. His subject matter centers on the human face, meditative and devotional imagery, and vibrant landscape views.

Market and appraisal context

Alexej von Jawlensky maintains a well-established and active secondary market anchored by major international auction houses. Appraisily's auction-record index tracks 77 lots spanning from November 2001 through December 2025, with 55 carrying realized prices. The price distribution is wide: the lowest recorded price is €275 (likely a print or small work on paper) while the highest reaches approximately $5.19 million, reflecting the premium commanded by important oil paintings from his Munich and Der Blaue Reiter period. The interquartile range of €40,000–€394,500 indicates that mid-tier works — typically smaller oils, Variations, and Meditations — trade in a substantial but accessible band. Median realized prices around €112,500 confirm consistent demand for his characteristic heads and landscape Variations. Recent activity includes 5 priced lots in the trailing 12 months and 7 in the prior 12 months, showing steady (if moderate) liquidity. The dominant auction houses are Christie's, Sotheby's, and Grisebach, with strong representation from German specialists Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Dorotheum, and Galerie Kornfeld, as well as Bonhams, Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Il Ponte, and Ketterer. Works appear under Impressionist and Modern Art, Expressionist paintings and works on paper, and German Expressionist prints categories.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Impressionist and Modern Art
  • Expressionist paintings and works on paper
  • German Expressionist prints

Value drivers

  1. Period and series: earlier figurative and Der Blaue Reiter-era works tend to be more sought after than late series
  2. Medium: oil paintings command stronger results than works on paper or prints
  3. Provenance and inclusion in the Jawlensky catalogue raisonné (Werkverzeichnis) are key attribution factors
  4. Condition is significant; Jawlensky's oil technique and later health issues can affect surface quality
  5. Series and period: Der Blaue Reiter-era figurative oils and early heads command the highest prices; later Abstract Heads, Meditations, and Variations trade at mid-tier levels; prints and works on paper form the lower segment
  6. Medium: oil paintings on canvas or panel achieve significantly higher results than works on paper (charcoal, watercolor, gouache) or graphic prints

Appraisal caveats

  • Attribution should be verified against the catalogue raisonné maintained by the Jawlensky archive at jawlensky.ch
  • No auction-house sale records are included in this source pack; comparable lots and realized prices should be reviewed from major auction databases
  • Appraisily's auction-record index captures 77 lots over approximately 24 years; this is a substantial sample but may not include every private sale or all regional auction results
  • Realized prices span multiple currencies (EUR, CHF, USD); cross-currency comparisons require date-specific exchange rates

Evidence

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Data basis

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