The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 26, 2024
City at Night
1918
(American, 1871–1956)
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Prasse, W 61
Location: not on view
Description
Feininger was born to musician parents. He left America to study music in Germany in 1887 but soon switched to art. Although he made some lithographs and etchings, woodcuts form the bulk of his graphic work. He produced 237 of his 320 woodcuts between 1918 and 1920, developing a highly personal style early in his career. For Feininger, woodcut was the simplest and most direct medium, needing only a pocket knife and ordinary boards. Printing, too, required minimal equipment as he used the palm of his hand to press and transfer the inked image from the block to the paper.- Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).Lyonel Feininger 1871-1956: Prints and Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 16-March 20, 1960).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.22