Lot Essay
This watercolor was an Easter present from the artist to his wife Julia, to whom it is dedicated.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLIN FAMILY COLLECTION
LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956)
Possendorf "Hidden Village"
Details
LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956)
Possendorf "Hidden Village"
signed, signed again with initials and inscribed 'Feininger X L.F Easter 1950' (lower left), dated '30. VII. '46.'' (lower right) and titled 'Possendorf "Hidden Village"' (lower center)
watercolor and pen and black ink on paper
9 ¼ x 12 3⁄8 in. (24 x 31.5 cm.)
Executed on 30 July 1946
Possendorf "Hidden Village"
signed, signed again with initials and inscribed 'Feininger X L.F Easter 1950' (lower left), dated '30. VII. '46.'' (lower right) and titled 'Possendorf "Hidden Village"' (lower center)
watercolor and pen and black ink on paper
9 ¼ x 12 3⁄8 in. (24 x 31.5 cm.)
Executed on 30 July 1946
Provenance
Julia Feininger, New York (wife of the artist, April 1950).
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, by 1968.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, by 1968.
Exhibited
Philadelphia, The Peale Galleries of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Lyonel Feininger, April-May 1968, no. 28.
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. 1933-08-10-24.
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