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Vintage LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956) Original Woodcut “Fishing Boats”
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This original vintage woodcut by German-American artist Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) depicts a Cubist rendition of the titled fishing boats along a dock. Originally published by the Print Club of Cleveland, this special edition run was hand printed by Ukrainian-American artist Jacques Hnizdovsky (1915-1985) in 1971. Feininger was a leading exponent of the German Expressionist movement that overtook the Berlin art scene within the interwar years. Framed in black, this woodcut is brimming with Modernist insight and is a must-have for any serious art enthusiast.
About the Artist:
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) was a German-American painter involved in the Cubist and Expressionist movements of the early 20th century. Born and raised in New York City, Feininger moved to Germany at the age of 16 to study art. He began a career as a caricature artist and cartoonist to much praise. Feininger continues to be a widely studied artist and was the subject of a major retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2011.
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