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LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956)
Kirche von Treptow an der Rega I
signed, dated and inscribed 'Feininger Kirche von Treptow a. d. Rega I 11.7.26' (along the lower edge), and inscribed with the inverted Venus symbol (lower left)
watercolour and pen and ink on paper
11 1/4 x 16 1/8 in. (28.5 x 41 cm.)
Executed on 11 July 1926
Provenance
Laurence Feininger, the artist's son, Trento.
Acquired by the father of the present owners in 1973.
Exhibited
Dortmund, Museum am Ostwall, Lyonel Feininger - Kleiner Blätter: The Intimate World of Lyonel Feininger May - June 1962, no. 14.
Los Angeles, Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, German Expressionist Art: 1908-1968, August - September 1968 (illustrated).
Milan, Galleria Ruggerini & Zonca, Lyonel Feininger acquarelli e disegni dal 1908 al 1955, April - May 1991, no. 15 (illustrated; titled 'Kirche von Trepton').
Trento, Galleria d’Arte Il Castello di Trento, Lyonel Feininger October - November 1991, no. 47 (illustrated pp. 112-113).
Rovereto, Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Omaggio a Lyonel Feininger Opere dalle collezioni private italiane, May - July 2007.
Halle (Saale), Stiftung Moritzburg - Kunstmuseum des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Lyonel Feininger Zurück in Amerika. 1937-1956, May - August 2009, no. 41, p. 224 (illustrated p. 123).
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Achim Moeller, Managing Principal of The Lyonel Feininger Project LLC, has confirmed the authenticity of this work. The work is registered in the archives of The Lyonel Feininger Project LLC, New York - Berlin with the no.1821-01-23-23.