Watercolor and ink pen. Signed in the lower left and dated “VII. II. 39” in the lower right. On brownish wove paper. 16.9 x 24.6 cm. , size of sheet.
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• From the artist’s important early American period.
• Ships and sailboats are a recurring motif in his watercolors.
• During his lifetime, the Museum of Modern Art in New York showed an exhibition of his works in 1944/45.
• Part of the same private collection for over 50 years.
• 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the artist’s death, with numerous exhibitions and events celebrating his work.
• Works by Lyonel Feininger are in many major international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main; and the Sprengel Museum, Hanover.
Achim Moeller, Director of the Lyonel Feininger Project, New York - Berlin, has confirmed the authenticity of this work, it is registered in the Lyonel Feininger Project archive under number 2063-04-29-26.
LITERATURE: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 199th auction, June 6-8, 1974, lot 454 (illustrated onp. 132).

The Four Feininger's Exhibition, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, USA, November 3-13, 1956

Dayrell Kortheuer Collection, USA. Private collection, Southern Germany (since 1975, Serge Sabarsky Gallery, New York). In the family’s possession ever since

In good condition. The edges are slightly irregular, due to the technique. Minimal, barely noticeable mount staining. The upper right corner shows a barely noticeable crease.