Accession Number1953/1.28
TitleOff the Coast
Artist(s)Lyonel FeiningerArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1951Medium & Supportlithograph on paperDimensions 9 1/8 in x 14 3/4 in (23.18 cm x 37.47 cm);22 1/16 in x 28 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 71.28 cm);13 3/16 in x 19 in (33.5 cm x 48.26 cm);9 1/8 in x 14 3/4 in (23.18 cm x 37.47 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carl Fredric ClarkeSubject matterFeininger often depicted ships at sea. In addition to this print, there was his 1917
Ships, his 1920
Ships (with Man on a Pier) (Schiffe [mit Mann auf einer Mole]), his 1937
Ships at Harbor Wharf (Schiffe am Hafenquai), and 1946
Sailing Ship. Feininger's career as an artist included drawing carictures for magazines, printmaking, painting, and photography (towards the end of his career).
Although born in New York, German American artist Lyonel Feininger moved back to Germany in 1887. Feninger hoped to develop a career in music, but once in Germany he decided to study drawing instead. Feininger was inspired by Cubism and German Expressionism. In 1918, Feininger met Walter Gropius (founder of Bahaus school), and shortly thereafter Feininger became the school's first form master and head of its print workshop.
Physical DescriptionThis is a black and white abstracted view of a ship with white sails. Most of the area around the ship is shaded, except for a beam of light that cuts diagonally across the print from top left to bottom right.
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Keywords
Expressionism
black-and-white (colors)
coastlines
modern and contemporary art
sailing ships