Lyonel Feininger

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Lyonel Feininger
1871-1956
Ruin by the Sea
1928
Pencil on paper punched twice along left edge.
5 1/2 x 8 11/16 inches (140 x 221 mm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Colin.
1974.67:10
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Watermark: none.
One of twelve small pencil sketches made on 11 July 1928, the day the artist discovered the medieval ruin in Pomerania.

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Dated by the artist in pencil along upper left edge, "11 7 28".

Provenance: 
Mrs. Julia Feininger, the wife of the artist; her gift to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Colin.
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