Lyonel Feininger
German-American painter (1871-1956)
Biography
Lyonel Charles Adrian Feininger (; July 17, 1871 – January 13, 1956) was a German-American painter, and a leading exponent of Expressionism. He also worked as a caricaturist and comic strip artist. He was born and grew up in New York City. In 1887 he traveled to Europe and studied art in Hamburg, Berlin and Paris. He started his career as a cartoonist in 1894 and met with much success in this area. He also worked as a commercial caricaturist for 20 years. At the age of 36, he began to work as a fine artist. His work, characterized above all by prismatically broken, overlapping forms in translucent colors, with many references to architecture and the sea, made him one of the most important artists of classical modernism. Furthermore he produced a large body of photographic works and created several piano compositions and fugues for organ.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Black Mountain College
- Bauhaus
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Julia Feininger
- Children
- Lore FeiningerLaurence FeiningerT. Lux FeiningerAndreas Feininger
- Parents
- Karl FeiningerElisabeth Feininger
Quick answers about Lyonel Feininger
- How old was Lyonel Feininger?
- Lyonel Feininger died on January 13, 1956 at the age of 84.
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- Lyonel Feininger was born on July 17, 1871.
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- Lyonel Feininger was born in New York City.
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- Lyonel Feininger's zodiac sign is Cancer.
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- Lyonel Feininger is a citizen of United States.
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- Lyonel Feininger is known as painter, artist, photographer, illustrator.
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- According to Wikidata, Lyonel Feininger's spouse is or was Julia Feininger.
- How many children did Lyonel Feininger have?
- Wikidata lists 4 children of Lyonel Feininger.
