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Lyonel Feininger

(1871—1956)

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Feininger, Lyonel

Feininger, Lyonel (17 July 1871)   Reference library

The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art

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2011
Subject:
Art & Architecture
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(b New York, 17 July 1871; d New York, 13 Jan 1956),

painter, printmaker

Feininger, Lyonel

Feininger, Lyonel (1871–1956)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.)

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2005
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Literature
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(New York, 1871–1956, New York),

an American who studied painting in Germany and France, living in Germany from 1887

Feininger, Lyonel

Feininger, Lyonel (1871–1956)   Quick reference

World Encyclopedia

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2004
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72 words

He left the USA for Europe in 1887 and became involved with cubism in 1912. He evolved a distinctive

Feininger, Lyonel

Feininger, Lyonel   Reference library

The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3 ed.)

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2004
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Art & Architecture
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270 words

(b New York, 17 July 1871; d New York, 13 Jan. 1956).

American painter who spent most of his career in Europe. He was born into a German-American musical family; in ...

Feininger, Lyonel

Feininger, Lyonel (1871–1956)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Western Art

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2003
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Art & Architecture
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205 words

(1871–1956).

American-German painter. Born in New York, Feininger travelled to Germany in 1887 to study music. However, drawing

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