LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956)

Lot 24
05.03.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1380933
Lot 24 | LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956)
Estimate value
£ 1 300 000 – 2 100 000
LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956)
Hinter der Kirche II (Behind the Church II)
signed and dated 'Feininger 17' (lower right); inscribed 'Hinter der Kirche II Erfurt' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 x 33 ¾ in. (76 x 85.8 cm.)
Painted in 1917




Provenance

The artist's estate.
Julia Feininger, New York, by descent from the above.
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York , by whom acquired from the above in 1971.
Acquired from the above on 19 December 1972.



Literature

H. Hess, Lyonel Feininger, New York, 1961, no. 182, p. 265 (illustrated pl. 17, p. 189; with incorrect dimensions).
U. Luckhardt, Lyonel Feininger, Munich, 1989, pp. 35, 36 & 185 (illustrated fig. 23, p. 35; with incorrect dimensions).
A. Moeller, Lyonel Feininger, The Online Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, no. 192 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions; accessed 2 February 2025).



Exhibited

New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Lyonel Feininger, April - June 1969, no. 17, pp. 10 & 35 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).



Further Details

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. 1841-03-28-23
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