Church and Village (Kirche Und Dorf)

c. 1910

Lyonel Feininger

Associated Names
Lyonel Feininger

Artist, American, 1871 - 1956

The image is a woodcut print capturing a village scene from an elevated point of view. The horizon is positioned above the central area of the image and features angular mountains suggesting a distant landscape. The composition includes multiple buildings with steeply pitched roofs arranged to create a layered effect. The buildings are depicted with a bold use of black and white, emphasizing the geometric forms of the architecture. The style is characterized by sharp, defined lines and flat blocks of color, typical of woodcut techniques. The color palette is minimal, with black set against a soft, muted pink background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on pink wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 8.1 × 11.43 cm (3 3/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 11.75 × 19.05 cm (4 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.201

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Prasse 1972, no. W18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hom Gallery, Washington, D.C.); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased February 7, 1989; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1972

  • Prasse, Leona E. Lyonel Feininger: A Definitive Catlogue of His Graphic Work. Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1972, p. 124, no. W18.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Lyonel Feininger / 1814

Wikidata ID

Q76556341

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