Lyonel Feininger (American, 1871–1956)

Sunrise (Sonnenaufgang) for the portfolio Dedicated to Arno Holz on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday by German Artists (Arno Holz zum sechzigsten Geburtstag gewidmet von deutschen Künstlern)

Date:

1911

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

plate: 6 1/8 x 9 5/16" (15.5 x 23.7 cm); sheet (irreg.): 10 5/16 x 13 1/4" (26.2 x 33.7 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, wove Japan.

Publisher:

Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin

Printer:

unknown

Edition:

approx. 6-15 impressions printed 1911 [this ex.]; plus 130 in the portfolio Dedicated to Arno Holz on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday by German Artists, published by Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin, 1923

Credit Line:

Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)

Copyright:

© 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Reference:

Prasse E37. Söhn 310-5.

MoMA Number:

649.1954

Themes:

City Life

Techniques:

Intaglio