Lyonel Feininger (American, 1871–1956)

Church in the Woods, 2 (Waldkirche, 2)

Date:

1920

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

composition (illeg.): 5 5/8 x 4 9/16" (14.3 x 11.6 cm); sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 5/8" (24.5 x 19.3 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid Japan.

Publisher:

unpublished

Printer:

The artist

Edition:

state I: approx. 6-15; plus 50 in the portfolio Twelve Woodcuts by Lyonel Feininger, published by Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar, 1920; state II: 1 known proof; state III: 2 known proofs [this ex.]

Credit Line:

Gift of William S. Lieberman in honor of Louise Reinhardt Smith

Copyright:

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

Reference:

Prasse W220 III.

MoMA Number:

26.1996

Themes:

Fantasy, Nature, Religion

Techniques:

Woodcut