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).
Price trend
Showing 570 of 825 priced sales (evenly sampled; every year’s high and low included). Medians use all sales.
11 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 40 | 36 | 90% | $674kSign up | $391kSign up | $3.7MSign up |
| Oil | 40 | 36 | 90% | $674kSign up | $391kSign up | $3.7MSign up |
| Works on paper | 416 | 384 | 92% | $35.8kSign up | $25.5kSign up | $337kSign up |
| Watercolor | 232 | 213 | 92% | $48.2kSign up | $35.8kSign up | $337kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $28.8kSign up | $28.8kSign up | $28.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $58.7kSign up | $48.5kSign up | $94.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 179 | 166 | 93% | $19.7kSign up | $10.3kSign up | $234kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 404 | 376 | 93% | $7.4kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $95kSign up |
| Etching | 47 | 45 | 96% | $9.7kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $36.2kSign up |
| Drypoint | 6 | 6 | 100% | $6.2kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $9.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 32 | 30 | 94% | $4.2kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $9.7kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 269 | 247 | 92% | $7.5kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $95kSign up |
| Print (other) | 50 | 48 | 96% | $6.9kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $78.2kSign up |
| Sculpture | 7 | 7 | 100% | $14.9kSign up | $15.5kSign up | $23.3kSign up |
| Other | 22 | 22 | 100% | $17.1kSign up | $9.1kSign up | $60.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | $14.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 69 | 63 | $8.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 45 | 43 | $8kSign up |
| 2023 | 52 | 50 | $19.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 35 | 34 | $8kSign up |
| 2021 | 29 | 27 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 46 | 40 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 55 | 54 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 64 | 52 | $10.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 48 | 43 | $10.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 46 | 43 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 26 | 20 | $8kSign up |
| 2014 | 42 | 42 | $13.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 37 | 20 | $14.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | $22.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 41 | 41 | $16.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 23 | 22 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 | $22.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 29 | 29 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |