Lyonel Feininger

Church (with Leaning Tower) (Kirche mit Schiefem Turm)

Maker

Lyonel Feininger (American, b. 1871 in New York

Title

Church (with Leaning Tower) (Kirche mit Schiefem Turm)

Year

1918

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

woodcut

Supports

Dimensions

Block: 14.2 x 11.4 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:In pencil under image:Lyonel Feininger/Kirche/1819 Verso:in pencil in LR: 1986.072In pencil in LL corner of cream sheet:PW28

Marks: Stamped in black ink on recto in LR corner:FEININGER ESTATE/G.W. No. 71; In pencil: W 71Blindstamp in UL of mount:"ax in hand" with initials GW

Identification

Edition

proof

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Purchased through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Jaffee

Object Number

1986.072

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

"The Center Cannot Hold"
Art from 1900-1920
Mar 01, 1999 – Jul 01, 1999
Expressionist Visions
Prints and Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jan 24, 1993
A Private Collection Goes Public
Prints from the Fazzano Brothers Gift
Sep 18, 1987 – Nov 08, 1987
German Expressionist Prints and Drawings
Jun 20, 1986 – Aug 16, 1986

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Tombstone

Lyonel Feininger (American, b. 1871 in New York
d. 1956), designer
Church (with Leaning Tower) (Kirche mit Schiefem Turm), 1918
woodcut on bright red tissue paper
Block: 14.2 x 11.4 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/2 inches)
Purchased through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Jaffee 1986.072

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