The Gate (Das Tor)

1912

Lyonel Feininger

Associated Names
Lyonel Feininger

Artist, American, 1871 - 1956

The image depicts a composition with angular and jagged lines forming a large archway structure resembling a castle or cathedral gate. The structure is built from intersecting pointed lines and shapes, suggesting a medieval cityscape. Sharp house gables are visible in the background along with chaotic sunburst radiating lines. Figures are present beneath the archway and on a bridge, adding a sense of place to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.99 × 20 cm (10 5/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 42.23 × 32.07 cm (16 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.80.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Prasse 1972, no. E52

  • Series Title

    "Die Schaffenden", Westheim (ed.), Weimer, 1919: No.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 64.

Bibliography

1972

  • Prasse, Leona E. Lyonel Feininger: A Definitive Catlogue of His Graphic Work. Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1972, no. E52.

Wikidata ID

Q65573998

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