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Lyonel Feininger
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Lyonel Feininger
- Architecturally Conceived
- signed, titled and dated 1938
- watercolour and pen and ink on paper
- 16.4 by 63 cm. 6 1/2 by 24 3/4 in.
Provenance
The Estate of Julia Feininger, New York
Marlborough Fine Art, London (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1971
Marlborough Fine Art, London (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1971
Exhibited
New York, Moeller Fine Art, Lyonel Feininger: Dawn of a New Day, September - October 2012, no. 12, illustrated in colour
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and attached to the backing board in six places along the upper and lower edges. The edges are slightly unevenly cut and there are some light handling marks. There is a small repair to the lower left corner and a vertical flattened crease to the right part of the composition, which appears to be original. There appears to be a stamp to the verso of the sheet which is visible in the lower left corner. This work is in overall good condition.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“I am truly alive again, experience again! Every moment of the day… all my eager senses absorb the thousands of visual experiences… again I see the way leading upwards and forwards! As I never hoped to see it again.”
Lyonel Feininger describing his feelings having joined the Bauhaus in a Letter to Bernhard Lillenfeld 1919
Lyonel Feininger describing his feelings having joined the Bauhaus in a Letter to Bernhard Lillenfeld 1919