Marine

1918

Lyonel Feininger

Associated Names
Lyonel Feininger

Artist, American, 1871 - 1956

The image features geometric shapes and lines arranged in an abstract composition. The shapes suggest a cluster of buildings or ships docked at a harbor, with rectangular and triangular elements resembling sails and masts. Lines intersect and overlap, resembling piers or pathways, creating a sense of movement and structure. The overall impression evokes an urban or nautical environment, depicted in an abstract style focusing on form and structure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on yellow wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1968.24.40

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Prasse 1972, no. W41, i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1972

  • Prasse, Leona E. Lyonel Feininger: A Definitive Catlogue of His Graphic Work. Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1972, no. W41, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65511110

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