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Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) Waldkirche, 2, 1920, Woodcut.
Prasse 220. Edition proofs only; 2nd state (of 3). Signed in pencil, lower left. Numbered 2028 (the artist’s inventory number) in the artist’s hand, in the bottom center margin.
Image size 5 11/16 x 4 1/2 inches (144 x 114 mm); sheet size 9 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches (248 x 168 mm).
A fine, black impression, on tissue-thin cream laid Japan, with full margins (7/8 to 2 1/2 inches), in excellent condition. A rare 2nd state proof; Prasse cites only one known proof in this state, on oatmeal-tan carbon-copy paper.
No. 10 of portfolio, Zwölf [...]
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Lyonel Feininger, “Kreuzende Segelschiffe 2 (Cruising Sailing Ships 2)”
1919, Woodcut.
Prasse W175. Edition 275 unsigned for portfolio Die tunlte Jahresgabe des Kreises graphischer Kunstler und Sammier, 1925; 25 signed de luxe edition nos. I-XXV, on Japanese Milo paper; 150 signed edition nos. 1-150, on Zanders cream laid paper; 100 unsigned nos. 151-250. Signed and titled in pencil.
Image size 6 x 8 7/8 inches (171 x 225 mm); sheet size 9 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches (241 x 302 mm).
A superb, black, proof impression, apart from the published editions, on tissue-thin cream laid Japan, with [...]
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Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956), Old Mill, etching, 1911-12, signed, dated, and titled in pencil lower margin; Prasse E42. Also signed in the plate as “Leinoel Einfinger”; an impression from the Feininger estate, and with the estate stamp lower right. On beige laid paper, in good condition, with pale light and mat stain. With full margins, the plate is 5 3/8 x 8 3/8, the sheet 9 3/4 x 13 5/8 inches.
Lyonel Feininger was born in New York, in 1871, to parents who were distinguished concert musicians. He became an infant prodigy himself, studying piano and [...]
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