Artist Index: Feininger, Andreas

"Rockefeller Center, New York". 1942. Vintage large-format gelatin silver print. 47 x 40 cm. Titled by the photographer on label, affixed in lower left, flush-mounted to board, annotated Please return to Andreas Feininger c/o LIFE PHOTO LAB, 5th floor 9 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC. and signed by the photographer in ink, Life Picture Service stamp and with 2 exhibition labels on mount verso, framed under museum glass in gilded wooden frame with glass backing.

Andreas Feininger's photography in New York is distinguished by his expert handling of light and composition, skillfully capturing the city's urban landscape with a sense of dynamism and allure. His photographs frequently highlight the interaction between architecture, shadows, and human activity, providing a distinct and visually captivating view of the city's lively atmosphere. The two exhibition labels on the verso of the mount confirm that this photograph was featured in two exhibitions during the 1940s, and it stands out as an exceptionally well-crafted print, further enhanced by its rarity in this larger vintage format. – A fine tonal print in very good condition.

Provenance: Collection Prof. Hans Kollhoff, Berlin

Feininger, Andreas. New York. With an Introduction by John Erskine. Picture Text by Jacquelyn Judge. 103 S. Mit zahlreichen photograph. Abbildungen. 36 x 26,5 cm. OLeinenband (etwas fleckig). Chicago u. New York, Ziff-Davis, 1945.
Vgl. Heidtmann 9551 zur deutschen Ausgabe von 1964. – Erste Ausgabe. – Innen sauberes Exemplar.

"Empire State Building, New York". 1940/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 35 x 27,5 cm. Signed by the photographer in ink lower right in the margin.

In excellent condition.

Lit.: Andreas Feininger. New York in the Forties. New York 1978.

"Fishmarket, South Street, New York"; "Ships on the East River, New York". 1940/printed 2010. 2 gelatin silver prints from the original negatives. 30,9 x 39,7 cm and 40 x 30,5 cm (40 x 50 cm and 50 x 40 cm). Each with Griffelkunst edition stamp on the verso.

Both photos with minor handling marks in margins, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lit.: Andreas Feininger. New York in the Forties. New York 1978.

(Attributed to). "Badende II, 1917" (photographic reproduction of the painting by Lyonel Feininger). 1920s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 18 x 23,8 cm. Titled and dated in ink by Lyonel Feininger and annotated in pencil on the verso.

Andreas Feininger spent his early years in Berlin and Weimar and became interested in photography when he photographed his father's oil paintings. Interesting is Lyonel Feininger's handwritten note on the back of the photo: "Harry Fuld Collection, Frankfurt a.M.". Fuld was the only son of a wealthy Frankfurt art and antiques dealer and was actually supposed to join the family art and antiques shop of J. and S. Goldschmidt. However, after various volunteer positions in London, Paris and Brussels, he had to choose a different career. Harry Fuld collected modern art (advised by Georg Swarzenski), building an extensive collection. With a partner he had previously founded the German Private Telephone Company H. Fuld & Co. After his death in 1932, the company was "aryanized" in 1933 and his heirs emigrated in 1937. The painting "Badende II" has been considered lost since then. – Slight edge wear, some oxidation mirroring in edges, a few handling marks, otherwise in good condition.

Lit.: Caroline Flick: Raubkunst exemplarisch. Harry Fuld, Hans W. Lange, Kurt Gerstein und Herni Matisses „Le Mur Rose“. In: Jahrbuch für westfälische Kirchengeschichte, Band 105 (2009), p. 419–486.

The Hudson River and lower Manhattan from above. 1940. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints mounted together as a panorama. Each 36 x 27 cm, total size 36 x 54 cm. Each with photographer's stamp and extensively annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Both photos with handling creases, surface scuff marks/soiling, minimal spot in mid area, right photo with stronger horizontal crease in upper area, left photo with small tears and crease in upper edge with some emulsion loss, traces of previous mounting (tape) on verso.

Provenance: Van Ham Auction 318, Dec. 7, 2012, lot 1079.
Hans van den Bogaard collection.

Lit.: Andreas Feininger. New York in the Forties. New York 1978, ill. pp 46-47.

"Queen Elizabeth in New York Harbor".
Gelatin silver print. 1958/printed 1998.
42,5 x 31 cm (image); 50 x 37 cm (paper).
Signed and editioned 8/40 by the artist below the image in the margin; titled, dated, and copyrighted by Time, Inc., on the verso.

This photo was taken during Feininger's tenure as a staff photographer at Life magazine (1943-1962) .
In excellent condition. Framed.

Literatur: Andreas Feininger. A Photographer's Life 1906-1999. Ostfildern 2010, ill. p. 113.