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Lyonel Feininger
Feel of Morning, 1952.
Watercolor and ink pen drawing
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 23,200 - 34,800
Lyonel Feininger
1871 - 1956
Feel of Morning. 1952.
Watercolor and ink pen drawing.
Signed in the lower left, dated in the lower right, and titled lower right on the reverse, here also once more titled and inscribed by a hand other than that of the artist. On laid paper. 31.4 x 48.4 cm (12.3 x 19 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• Exemplary of Lyonel Feininger's poetic visual language.
• Geometric abstraction in Feininger's typical style.
• After his return to the USA, the watercolor reflects his return to architectural motifs.
• A free, lyrical exploration of light and form characterizes the New York watercolors.
Accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity issued by Achim Moeller, New York, dated April 26, 2011. The work is registered in the archives of the Lyonel Feininger Project LLC, New York, under the number 434-04-26-11.
PROVENANCE: From the possession of Julia Feininger.
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York.
Peale Hause Galleries, Pennsylvania.
Galerie Neher, Essen, 1987.
Private collection, Rhineland.
Galerie Neher, Essen (since 2011, Ketterer Kunst, Munich).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Collection North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2022, acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: Lyonel Feininger 1871-1956. Drawings and Watercolors, Marlborough Fine Art London Ltd., Sept./Oct. 1968, cat. no. 50 (illustrated on p. 36).
LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 380th auction, June 4, 2011, lot 43 (illustrated).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 14.46 h +/- 20 min.
1871 - 1956
Feel of Morning. 1952.
Watercolor and ink pen drawing.
Signed in the lower left, dated in the lower right, and titled lower right on the reverse, here also once more titled and inscribed by a hand other than that of the artist. On laid paper. 31.4 x 48.4 cm (12.3 x 19 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• Exemplary of Lyonel Feininger's poetic visual language.
• Geometric abstraction in Feininger's typical style.
• After his return to the USA, the watercolor reflects his return to architectural motifs.
• A free, lyrical exploration of light and form characterizes the New York watercolors.
Accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity issued by Achim Moeller, New York, dated April 26, 2011. The work is registered in the archives of the Lyonel Feininger Project LLC, New York, under the number 434-04-26-11.
PROVENANCE: From the possession of Julia Feininger.
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York.
Peale Hause Galleries, Pennsylvania.
Galerie Neher, Essen, 1987.
Private collection, Rhineland.
Galerie Neher, Essen (since 2011, Ketterer Kunst, Munich).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Collection North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2022, acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: Lyonel Feininger 1871-1956. Drawings and Watercolors, Marlborough Fine Art London Ltd., Sept./Oct. 1968, cat. no. 50 (illustrated on p. 36).
LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 380th auction, June 4, 2011, lot 43 (illustrated).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 14.46 h +/- 20 min.
The last years of Lyonel Feininger's creative life were marked by memories of his long stay in Germany. Old motifs reappeared, often in altered form. But the cityscape of New York, where Feininger lived during the last years of his life, was also incorporated into the artist's themes and integrated in a wonderful way. There is hardly any other life's work in the field of classical modernism that is as cohesive as that of Lyonel Feininger. Thus, "Feel of Morning" also seems to be unlocated, more committed to Feininger's formal canon than to a topographical determination. The sensitive pen-and-ink strokes outline a silhouette of houses, delicate yet determined, and the soft, almost romantic watercolouring gives it an aura of enticing remoteness and distance. Feininger succeeds in transforming real-life worlds into an almost dreamlike atmosphere in which the question of references to the here and now becomes secondary. His impressions are subtle, yet they occupy all the senses, both visually and emotionally. In his landscapes, whether in the vastness of the sea or in the crowded solitude of a Thuringian village, there is often a hint of musicality, an "andante cantabile" that gradually captivates the viewer. [MH].
180
Lyonel Feininger
Feel of Morning, 1952.
Watercolor and ink pen drawing
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 23,200 - 34,800
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Lyonel Feininger "Feel of Morning"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
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