Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)

Sailing Ship under Cloud

Details

Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
Sailing Ship under Cloud
signed and dated 'Feininger 1948' (lower left)
watercolor and pen and black ink on paper
12 5/8 x 18 7/8 in. (32 x 48 cm.)
Executed in 1948

Provenance

Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York.
(possibly) Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, circa 1950.

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Lot Essay

Achim Moeller, Managing Principal of The Lyonel Feininger Project LLC, New York – Berlin has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which is registered under no. 1314-03-02-15.

According to Achim Moeller, this work is related to the oil painting Fenris Wolf (Hess, no. 535) from 1954, currently in a private collection.

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