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Lyonel Feininger

Gelmeroda

Maker

Lyonel Feininger (American, b. in New York), designer

Title

Gelmeroda

Year

1958

Medium

  • woodcut on Sekishu natural laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodcut on Sekishu natural laid paper

Materials

woodcut

Supports

  • Light weight Sekishu Natural Japapnese handmade paper

Dimensions

Block: 32.9 x 24.5 cm (12 15/16 x 9 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:In LR corner in pencil:2
Print Club of Cleveland stamp on verso, stamp of X with symbol for Venus

Marks: In black ink on verso:THE/PRINT/CLUB of/CLEVELANDinscribed in a square In black ink on verso:two x's and the female symbol= combined emblems of Mr. and Mrs. Feininger

Label: Accompanying label:This 1920 woodcut was printed posthumously on Sekishu Natural Japanese handmade paper by the Spiral Press, New York, in a special edition exclusively for Print Club members.Impressions of this edition bear not only the customary seal of The Print Club of Cleveland but also a stamp adapted from a woodcut of the combined emblems of Mr. and Mrs. Lyonel Feininger in lieu of the artist's signature.The Print Club of Cleveland takes special pride in presenting to its members this second publication by Lyonel Feininger.

Identification

Edition

out of 300

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

63.062

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Helen M. Danforth
A Tribute
Jun 21, 1985 – Sep 08, 1985

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Lyonel Feininger (American, b. in New York), designer
Gelmeroda, 1958
woodcut on Sekishu natural laid paper
Block: 32.9 x 24.5 cm (12 15/16 x 9 5/8 inches)
Anonymous gift 63.062

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