Editorial Reviews

This monograph presents the renowned Loebermann collection in its entirety, featuring more than 300 of Lyonel Feininger's graphic works and offering a generous cross-section of the artist's oeuvre.

Associated with the Die Bruecke and Bauhaus movements of early twentieth century, Feininger emigrated to America during World War II, where he painted the subjects he admired most: images of the urban world; the beauty and power of the trains; paddle steamboats, schooners and yachts making their way up the Hudson River. Architect and art collector Harald Loebermann was drawn to the structural ingenuity of Feininger's drawings and paintings. His collection of Feininger's graphic work is published here in its entirety for the first time.

Presented chronologically and in a simple classical format, the works are enhanced by quotations from Feininger himself, along with critical commentary. Through these folios and with the aid of the essays' appreciation of the artist, readers can discover Feininger's works for themselves, and study the development of an artist who depicted the beauty of modern life in line and paint.

Customer Reviews

a must for Feininger fans, 2009-08-26
by Dr. Ivor E. Zetler (Sydney Australia)

This catalogue of the Loebermann Collection features 405 printed works produced between 1906 and 1955.The majority of the illustrations are woodcuts; others are watercolors and drawings. There are also a number of handwritten letters with woodcut designs. The viewer will notice the transition of his style over the years. There is a sameness to much of his middle period work, with the characteristic architectural shaping, the interplay of space and light and the use of acute and spiky angles. The later works are more abstract in nature.

If you are an enthusiast of Feininger, you are well advised to acquire this beautiful book. The standard of the reproductions and printing is exceptional. I showed this book to an experienced printer; his immediate comment was that "it reeked of quality". I can only echo his opinion.