Lyonel Feininger
American · 1871–1956 · Painter, Printmaker
Lyonel Charles Adrian Feininger 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… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Gelbe Gasse“ (auch „Gasse I“, „Yellow Lane“)Grisebach · €3,525,000≈ $3,746,018≈ £2,964,560Sign up to see
Wolken überm Meer IGrisebach · €2,368,000≈ $2,588,461≈ £2,045,244Sign up to see
Vollersroda IIIGrisebach · €1,880,000≈ $2,147,524≈ £1,582,786Sign up to see
Lyonel Feininger’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 886 auction results for Lyonel Feininger between 2001 and 2026, of which 822 sold (93%). A further 11 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $142Sign up free to see to $3.7MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $3.7MSign up free to see for Gelbe Gasse“ (auch „Gasse I“, „Yellow Lane“) at Grisebach in December 2016. The most common medium is woodcuts & linocuts (267 lots). Most results come from Grisebach (301), Lempertz (219) and Ketterer Kunst (213).
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- Nacht, 1918€7,095≈ $8,225≈ £6,095Sign up free to see
- €4,644≈ $5,372≈ £3,962Sign up free to see
- €7,095≈ $8,207≈ £6,053Sign up free to see
- Dampfer Odin, 1918€4,386≈ $5,073≈ £3,742Sign up free to see
- Sailing Boat, 1943€8,442≈ $9,629≈ £7,184Sign up free to see
- €3,618≈ $4,127≈ £3,079Sign up free to see
- Marine (mit Reeder), 1918€3,618≈ $4,127≈ £3,079Sign up free to see
- Auf dem Ausguck, 1918€3,618≈ $4,127≈ £3,079Sign up free to see
- €9,648≈ $11,005≈ £8,210Sign up free to see
- Cloud Formation, 1922€7,740≈ $8,953≈ £6,680Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (11)
Lots by Lyonel Feininger that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Lyonel Feininger paintings (40)Lyonel Feininger oil paintings (40)Lyonel Feininger works on paper (415)Lyonel Feininger watercolors (232)Lyonel Feininger pastels (3)Lyonel Feininger drawings (178)Lyonel Feininger prints (402)Lyonel Feininger etchings (47)Lyonel Feininger drypoints (6)Lyonel Feininger lithographs (32)Lyonel Feininger woodcuts & linocuts (267)Lyonel Feininger sculpture (7)
Lyonel Feininger: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Lyonel Feininger at auction?
$3,746,018Sign up free to see, for Gelbe Gasse“ (auch „Gasse I“, „Yellow Lane“) at Grisebach (December 2016) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Lyonel Feininger?
The median sale price is $10kSign up free to see across 822 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Lyonel Feininger have sold at auction?
822 of 886 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026. 11 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Lyonel Feininger?
Grisebach, Lempertz and Ketterer Kunst account for the most recorded results. Grisebach · Lempertz · Ketterer Kunst
About Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Charles Adrian Feininger 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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In museum collections
Moritzburg Art Museum · Public domainGeranium (Harlequin and Clown), 1908
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainGelmeroda IV, 1915
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Public domain
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