Cruising Sailing Ships, 2 (Kreuzende Segelschiffe, 2)

1919

Lyonel Feininger

Associated Names
Lyonel Feininger

Artist, American, 1871 - 1956

The image displays intersecting lines and geometric shapes, predominantly rectangles and triangles of different sizes. The arrangement resembles ships with billowing sails moving through a turbulent sea.Shapes and lines create an impression of maritime vessels, with sails and hulls, evoking a scene of sailing ships on open water. The intricate patterning and sharp angles enhance the abstraction, drawing connections to familiar nautical forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.15 × 22.54 cm (6 3/4 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.34 × 46.36 cm (13 1/8 × 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.62

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Prasse 1972, no. W175

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1951

  • The Work of Lyonel Feininger, Print Club of Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, 1951, no. 167, repro.

1963

  • American Artists as Print Makers, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1963, no. 75.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 119.

Bibliography

1972

  • Prasse, Leona E. Lyonel Feininger: A Definitive Catlogue of His Graphic Work. Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1972, no. W175.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Lyonel Feininger; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 87

Wikidata ID

Q65080879

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