Waldkirche, 2 (Church in the Woods, 2)
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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 Holzschnitte von Lyonel Feininger, 1921.
Collections: Cambridge BRM; Darmstadt BA, Hlm; Hamburg; Kaiserslautern; Krefeld; Philadelphia PMA; Sarbrücken.
$5500