Lot Essay
This watercolor is a study for the 1916 painting Die Straßenkehrer, in the permanent collection of the Hamburger Kunsthalle.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLIN FAMILY COLLECTION
LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956)
Strassenkehrer
Details
LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956)
Strassenkehrer
signed and signed again with initials 'Feininger x L. F' (lower left), dated 'Mittwoch d.5. Juli. 1916' (lower right) and titled 'Strassen=Kehrer' (lower center)
watercolor and pen and black ink on paper
9 ¼ x 12 3⁄8 in. (23.7 x 31.3 cm.)
Executed on 5 July 1916
Strassenkehrer
signed and signed again with initials 'Feininger x L. F' (lower left), dated 'Mittwoch d.5. Juli. 1916' (lower right) and titled 'Strassen=Kehrer' (lower center)
watercolor and pen and black ink on paper
9 ¼ x 12 3⁄8 in. (23.7 x 31.3 cm.)
Executed on 5 July 1916
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.
Exhibited
The Renaissance Society of The University of Chicago, Lyonel Feininger: Retrospective Exhibition of Watercolors and Drawings, 1909-1941, November 1944, no. 6.
New York, Willard Gallery, Figures by Feininger, January-February 1946, no. 21.
New York, Willard Gallery, Figures by Feininger, January-February 1946, no. 21.
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. 1934-08-10-24.
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