Fishing Boats (Fischerboote)

1918

Lyonel Feininger

Associated Names
Lyonel Feininger

Artist, American, 1871 - 1956

The image depicts angular, jagged shapes and lines scattered across the canvas, creating an abstract scene. The shapes resemble simplified, geometric figures. The background features horizontal lines and fragmented shapes, contributing to the abstract nature of the depiction. The forms suggest movement and interaction, similar to a crowd in a cityscape filtered through abstraction.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1968.24.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Prasse 1972, no. W98, i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1972

  • Prasse, Leona E. Lyonel Feininger: A Definitive Catlogue of His Graphic Work. Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1972, no. W98, i/ii.

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