Representative work by Lyonel Feininger
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Artist

Lyonel Feininger

1871–1956 · German-American

Lyonel Feininger developed a crystalline style in which architecture, ships and figures are broken into prismatic planes. A founding Bauhaus master, he also made woodcuts, comics and photographs, moving between American and German cultural contexts.

Painting; printmaking; drawing; photography

Major Works

  • 1919Cathedral
  • 1926Gelmeroda IX
  • 1912The Bicycle Race
  • 1913Bridge I
  • 1924Barfüsserkirche in Erfurt
  • 1929Sailing Boats
  • 1909The Green Bridge
  • 1923The High Shore
  • 1926Church of the Minorites II
  • 1940Manhattan I

Interviews & Writing

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