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Benz IIII

A work made of charcoal, with stumping, on cream laid paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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  • A work made of charcoal, with stumping, on cream laid paper.

Date:

1914

Artist:

Lyonel Feininger
American, 1871-1956

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Lyonel Feininger

Title

Benz IIII

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1914

Medium

Charcoal, with stumping, on cream laid paper

Inscriptions

Signed, recto, lower left, in black ink, "Feininger." Inscribed, lower center, in black ink, "Benz IIII." Inscribed, lower right, in black ink, "Mon. Sept. 28th, 1914."

Dimensions

24.1 × 31.7 cm (9 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Saidenberg in honor of the 70th birthday of Leigh Block

Reference Number

1975.169

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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