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Sailboats with Moon (Segelboote mit Mond)

1919

Lyonel Feininger

Associated Names

Lyonel Feininger

Artist, American, 1871 - 1956

The image shows sailboats on water. The composition includes boats on the water, with the horizon along the water's edge and the boats in the center. The style features bold black lines and angular shapes defining the boats in a woodcut technique. The color palette is simple, with black boats against a light background. The sky in the distance has minimal texture, hinting at clouds.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut in black on blue wove paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1968.24.43
Catalogue Raisonné

Prasse 1972, no. W183, ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1972

Prasse, Leona E. Lyonel Feininger: A Definitive Catlogue of His Graphic Work. Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1972, no. W183, ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65511113

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