Woodcut. Signed. On delicate Japon. 25.5 x 30.2 cm. Sheet: 37,1 x 51,8 cm.
Rare. Prasse does not specify a print run, only mentioning trial prints on various types of paper. [MH].
- With clear lines, expressive simplification, and symbolic density, Feininger gives the depiction a timeless radiance. - In the year it was created, Walter Gropius called Feininger to the Bauhaus in Weimar. - Between 1918 and 1920, he produced a comprehensive body of graphic work that earned him a reputation as one of the most important masters of printmaking in the 20th century. - The Thuringian village inspired him to create several works, including two paintings. - Another copy is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
LITERATURE: Leona E. Prasse, Lyonel Feininger. Das graphische Werk. Radierungen, Lithographien, Holzschnitte, Berlin/Cleveland 1972, catalogue raisonné no. W 188 (illustration of a different copy).