Lyonel Feininger - Sailing Boat - image-1

Lot 184 D

Lyonel Feininger - Sailing Boat

Auction 1201 - overview Cologne
02.06.2022, 11:00 - Day Sale - Modern Art
Estimate: 20.000 € - 25.000 €
Result: 63.000 € (incl. premium)

Lyonel Feininger

Sailing Boat
1929

Watercolour and pen and ink on smooth paper. 27.3 x 20.7/21 cm. Framed under glass. Dedicated and signed 's. l. Kae. v . Papileo,/ gen. "Feininger",/ alias "Er"' in pen and ink lower right and dated 'Dessau, d. 18. XII, 29' lower left. - In excellent condition.

Feininger probably dedicated the work to his long-time friend Walter Kaesbach (1879-1961). The art historian and former director of the Municipal Museum in Erfurt owned many works by Feininger, including five paintings.

Certificate

Achim Moeller, Director of the Lyonel Feininger Project LLC, New York - Berlin, has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which is registered in the Archive of the Lyonel Feininger Project under number 1771-02-14-22. A certificate is enclosed.

Provenance

Private property, Baden-Württemberg