PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWIN AND LOLA JAFFE
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
The Tower
Details
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
The Tower
signed 'Feininger' (lower left) and dated '30. x. 46.' (lower right)
watercolor, pen and India ink and charcoal on paper
19 x 14 in. (48.3 x 35.6 cm.)
Executed on 30 October 1946
Provenance
Van Diemen-Lilienfeld Galleries, New York. Private collection, New York. Serge Sabarsky Gallery, New York. Acquired from the above by the present owner, February 1973.
Exhibited
New York, Willard Gallery, Lyonel Feininger, March-April 1958, no. 11 (titled Sky Script). New York, Serge Sabarsky Gallery, Expressionists, Major Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculptures by 17 German Expressionists, December 1972-May 1973, no. 11 (illustrated in color; titled Manhattan).
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. 1397-09-29-16.
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