Lyonel Feininger

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Lyonel FEININGER was born in New York in 1871. In 1887, he moved to Ger­many. Begin­ning in 1888, he stud­ied at the School of Applied Arts in Ham­burg, at the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Berlin, and at the Col­lège Saint Ser­vais in Liège. Start­ing in 1892, he made reg­u­lar trips to the Baltic Sea coast. In 1906, he moved to Paris and stud­ied at the Académie Colarossi. In 1909, he joined the Berlin artists’ group “Seces­sion.” In 1911, he exhib­it­ed at the “Salon Indépen­dants” in Paris, and in 1913, he par­tic­i­pat­ed in the “First Ger­man Autumn Salon.” In 1918, he moved to Braun­lage in the Harz Moun­tains. In 1919, he was appoint­ed to the Bauhaus Insti­tute in Weimar. Togeth­er with Kandin­sky, Klee, and Jawlen­sky, he found­ed the artist group “Die Blauen Vier” in 1924. In 1936, he was appoint­ed to Mills Col­lege in Oak­land, Cal­i­for­nia. He returned to Berlin that same year. Due to polit­i­cal unrest, he emi­grat­ed to New York. In his sub­ject mat­ter, Feininger focused pri­mar­i­ly on cities, build­ings, and lake land­scapes. His works are char­ac­ter­ized by strik­ing lumi­nos­i­ty and rig­or­ous com­po­si­tion. Lyonel Feininger died in New York in 1956. 1968—first exhi­bi­tion at the Welz Gallery. 

Lyonel FEININGER was born in New York in 1871. In 1887, he moved to Ger­many. Begin­ning in 1888, he stud­ied at the School of Applied Arts in Ham­burg, at the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Berlin, and at the Col­lège Saint Ser­vais in Liège. Start­ing in 1892, he made reg­u­lar trips to the Baltic Sea coast. In 1906, he moved to Paris and stud­ied at the Académie Colarossi. In 1909, he joined the Berlin artists’ group “Seces­sion.” In 1911, he exhib­it­ed at the “Salon Indépen­dants” in Paris, and in 1913, he par­tic­i­pat­ed in the “First Ger­man Autumn Salon.” In 1918, he moved to Braun­lage in the Harz Moun­tains. In 1919, he was appoint­ed to the Bauhaus Insti­tute in Weimar. Togeth­er with Kandin­sky, Klee, and Jawlen­sky, he found­ed the artist group “Die Blauen Vier” in 1924. In 1936, he was appoint­ed to Mills Col­lege in Oak­land, Cal­i­for­nia. He returned to Berlin that same year. Due to polit­i­cal unrest, he emi­grat­ed to New York. In his sub­ject mat­ter, Feininger focused pri­mar­i­ly on cities, build­ings, and lake land­scapes. His works are char­ac­ter­ized by strik­ing lumi­nos­i­ty and rig­or­ous com­po­si­tion. Lyonel Feininger died in New York in 1956. 1968—first exhi­bi­tion at the Welz Gallery. 

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