Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings, Prints and Multiples
Monday, 06 June 2016, 06:00 pm

Lyonel Feininger, Der Pulvertrum I

Lot 95

Lyonel Feininger, 1871-1956 (DE)

Der Pulvertrum I, 1925

Watercolor and India ink on paper.
H 340 mm W 495 mm.

(Frame). Signed lower left: Feininger.
Dated lower right: 28 8 25.
Titled lower center: Der Pulverturm I.

CHF20'000 / 30'000
EUR18'000 / 27'000
USD21'000 / 32'000

Hammer Price: CHF 22'000

Annotation:

Provenance:
Collection Prof. Hassold;
Private collection;
Swiss private property.

Exhibitions:
Chemnitz, Kunsthütte Chemnitz [Kunstsammlung Chemnitz].
Lyonel Feininger und O.Th.W. Stein,
17th October - 14th November 1926. No. 1;
Berlin, Galerie Ferdinand Möller.
Special exhibition:
Die Blaue Vier, Lyonel Feininger, A. Jawlensky,
W. Kandinsky, Paul Klee, 3rd October 1929 - o.A., No. 28;
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft.
Lyonel Feininger, 28th January - 6th March 1932, No. 85.

Certificate of authenticity:
Achim Moeller, Managing Director of the Lyonel Feininger Project LLC, New York - Berlin, has confirmed the authenticity of the present artwork, which is registered at the Archive of Lyonel Feininger Project under the number 1383-04-08-16.
Photo certificate of 8th April 2016 is included.

Annotation:
The watercolor shows the Pulverturm in Greifenberg in Pommern.