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| Mellingen IV, 1916 Lyonel Feininger American, 1871-1956 Watercolor, gouache and India ink on laid paper 9-5/8 x 12-1/2 in. (24.4 x 31.8 cm) Norton Simon Museum, The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection P.1953.222 © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Reproduction, including downloading of ARS works is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the express written permission of Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Not on view The buildings and figures have the same nervous, expressive lines that Feininger used in his earlier etched works. His color was applied sparingly, on a wet ground, to achieve the soft, atmospheric effects. Mellingen is a Thuringian village near Weimar. The inscription in the lower left reads: "Das Dichten ist schwer, das Malen um so mehr" [Poetry is difficult, painting more so]. View Provenance |
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