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Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
Buildings at a dead end, Paris
Details
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
Buildings at a dead end, Paris
inscribed and dated 'Paris, WED APR. 17.07' (lower center)
pencil on paper
8¾ x 5 5/8 in. (22.3 x 14.4 cm.)
Drawn in Paris on Wednesday 17 April 1907
Provenance
Alois Jakob Schardt, Halle, Berlin & Los Angeles, until 1955.
Private collection, by descent from the above.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1985.
Exhibited
Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Feininger in Paris: Lyonel Feininger. Die Pariser Zeichnungen 1892-1911, June - August 1992, no. 28 (illustrated p. 42); this exhibition later travelled to Paris,
Biennale des Antiquaires, Grand Palais, September - October 1992.
Paris, Hôtel de Ville, Salle de Saint-Jean, Paris- Sous le ciel de la peinture, September - December 2000 (illustrated p. 166).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Lot Essay
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Achim Moeller.