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Wed, Apr 27, 2022 05:30PM EDT
Lot 178

Lyonel Feininger, Attributed: Boca Ciega 33 degrees Norte

Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000

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Lyonel Feininger (American-German, 1871-1956) Attributed: Boca Ciega 33 degrees Norte. Pastel and ink on paper, signed lower left, dated illegibly, titled lower right, unframed.

Lyonel Feininger was a prominent member of Die Brucke and influential teacher at the Bauhaus. Although he worked as a commercial caricaturist for newspapers both in the US and in Germany for twenty years, only beginning to practice fine art at the age of 38, Feininger is best remembered for his landscapes, which draw inspiration from a variety of artistic movements including cubism and expressionism.

9.5 x 15.25 inches paper.

Private collection, Italy.

Condition

Fair condition; the paper is somewhat tattered; lower right corner is cut unevenly; glue residue from previous hinging verso; six inch vertical crease in right margin.

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