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Lyonel Feininger
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Lyonel Feininger
- Dorf Deep (The Village, Deep)
- signed, titled and dated 25 7 33
- watercolour on laid paper
- 30 by 46.8 cm. 11 3/4 by 18 3/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection
Milan, Finarte, 12 December 1990, Lot 15
Private Collection
Berlin, Villa Grisebach, 27 May 1995, Lot 250
Private Collection, France
Berlin, Villa Grisebach, 4 June 2010, Lot 52
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Milan, Finarte, 12 December 1990, Lot 15
Private Collection
Berlin, Villa Grisebach, 27 May 1995, Lot 250
Private Collection, France
Berlin, Villa Grisebach, 4 June 2010, Lot 52
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. Hinged to the mount at two points on the verso of the upper and lower edges. The edges of the sheet are deckled. There are artist's pinholes at intermittent points along the edges and in each of the four corners. The sheet is time stained and there is a faint old mat stain. There are some scattered faint spots of foxing, notably visible in the unpainted border. This work is in overall good condition and the pigment remains fresh and bright.
"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
In the 1920s and 30s Feininger would often spend his summers away from the city, resting and spending time sketching in nature - something which bought him enormous pleasure. Having returned to New York years later he wrote 'what I really miss is drawing from nature and making notes, for instance by the Baltic Sea, in Deep, or in the Villages surrounding Weimar'. (Feininger to Lux Feininger, cited in: Wolgang Buche, "Zurück in New York - Zurück in einer vertrauten Fremde" in: Exh. Cat., Halle, Stiftung Moritzburg, Kunstmuseum des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Lyonel Feininger. Züruck in Amerika. 1937 - 1956, May - August 2009, p.154)