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Lyonel Feininger
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Lyonel Feininger
- The Trees
- Signed Feininger (lower left); signed Lyonel Feininger, dated April 1949 and inscribed Lyonel Feininger 1944 "Manhattan" (Sunlit) (on the stretcher)
- Oil on canvas
- 23 1/8 by 27 1/8 in.
- 58.7 by 68.9 cm
Provenance
The Estate of Julia Feininger
Private Collection (acquired from the above and sold: Christie's, London, February 7, 2007, lot 269)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection (acquired from the above and sold: Christie's, London, February 7, 2007, lot 269)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
San Francisco Museum of Art; Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Cleveland Museum of Art; Buffalo, Albright Art Gallery; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; York, The City Art Gallery; London, Arts Council; Hamburg; Kunstverein; Essen, Museum Folkwang & Baden-Baden, Statliche Kunsthalle, Lyonel Feininger Memorial Exhibition, 1959-61, no. 33, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, Marlborough Fine Art, Lyonel Feininger Retrospective, Oil Paintings and Works on Paper, 1990, no. 10, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, Marlborough Fine Art, Lyonel Feininger Retrospective, Oil Paintings and Works on Paper, 1990, no. 10, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Hans Hess, Lyonel Feininger, Stuttgart, 1959, no. 484, illustrated p. 295
Condition
This work is in generally good condition. Canvas is unlined; small areas of craquelure. The artist's method involved scraping the surface, causing some graininess, which is inherent to the work. Under UV: some original pigments fluoresce, but no inpainting is apparent.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.