LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Glassy Sea II

Size Notes:

31.8 by 48.6cm., 12½ by 19?in.

Edition:

Achim Moeller, Managing Principal of The Lyonel Feininger Project LLC, New York—Berlin has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which is registered under no. 121-05-06-05. The work will be included in Lyonel Feininger: The Catalogue Raisonné of Drawings and Watercolors by Achim Moeller and Sebastian Ehlert.

Description:

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Markings:

signed Feininger (lower left), dated 23. vii. 46. and inscribed Glassy S... (lower right)

Condition:

Framed: 48.9 by 66cm., 19? by 26in. Executed on cream coloured laid paper, not laid down. The sheet is held in conservation corners. There is tape along all four edges of the sheet (not visible when framed). There are a few tiny nicks and losses to the extreme edges of the sheet and some smudging to the pigment related to the tape. There is mount staining and time staining to the sheet. There is a small area of staining to the lower left of centre. This work is in overall good condition. Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Provenance:

Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York Alexander Smith Cochran, Baltimore (acquired between 1957 and 1963) Private Collection, New York (by descent from the above. Sold: Sotheby's, London, 21st June 2005, lot 200) Purchased at the above sale by the present owner