Product Description
A collection of classic comic strips from a master of American comics and art.

Out of print for a decade, this new edition (with newly designed covers) of The Comic Strip Art of Lyonel Feininger features one of the ten cartooning greats featured in the historic "Masters of American Comics" show produced by the Los Angeles Hammer Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art and currently traveling across the country. It is the only complete collection of the legendary comic strips of one of the medium's all-time greatest artists. Known worldwide for his accomplishments as a painter, Feininger began his career as a cartoonist, producing—all too briefly—two beautifully ambitious comic strips for the Chicago Sunday Tribune in 1906: The Kin-Der-Kids and Wee Willie Winkie's World, both of which remain high points in the history of strip cartooning. The Kin-Der-Kids is a rollicking comic opera of the ludicrous exploits of a group of young adventurers as they set off around the world in their bathtub with the oppressive Auntie Jim-Jam in hot pursuit. Wee Willie Winkie's World is a Little Nemo-esque visual tour-de-force of a little boy's charming fantasy world. Long considered an equal of Winsor McCay and George Herriman, Feininger's place in strip history is cemented with this beautiful, full-color, oversized collection, edited and featuring an introduction by historian Bill Blackbeard (Krazy & Ignatz). ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Feininger -- Bauhaus Founder & Father of the Modern Sunday Comics Page
For historians who study the early Founding Fathers of the modern comic strip, this fine book establishes Lyonel Feininger's significant influence on the evolution of the art form.

Known famously as a founding instructor of the Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, Feininger is also considered an early founder of the Modernist movement in 1920's Europe.Specifically, Feininger's style helped define European Expressionism.

Several notable details of his prolific career make Feininger unique among his contemporaries.First, he was an American ex-pat -- his family moved to Germany early in his life.Secondly, among his contemporaries he was the only Expressionist painter that cut his teeth as a masterful caricaturist and published cartoonist.

Bill Blackbeard's wonderful commentary fills the gaps in Feininger's contributions to comic strip history.The story is wholly American and the definitive presentation of Feininger's Sunday pages are breathtakingly exquisite.

A magical world in comics
This is a charming collection of early 20th century comics by Lionel Feininger.His colorful drawings are enrapturing: he has a great sense of design and ability to create characters.The Kinder Kids escape theirelders and embark on fantastical adventures, Wee Willie Winkie sees theworld through the imaginitive eyes of a child. These comics are very funnyand magical. ... Read more

Product Description
Lyonel Feininger's personal style, in which he synthesized combined elements of Cubism, Futurism, and Expressionism in his own way, allowed him to become a restorer of architectural motif in painting. His Halle (Germany) series (1929-1931) holds a special significance in both his personal oeuvre and in the art of the 20th Century. Such an intense portrait of the city is unique in the history of late modernity. In 1928, Lyonel Feininger was commissioned to paint a view of the city, Halle. Shortly after his arrival he told his wife that he would likely create more than one painting. The ensemble of 29 drawings and 11 paintings was purchased by the Museum in Moritzburg, Germany, but was then almost entirely forgotten during the Nazi "Degenerate Art" movement. This volume makes the ensemble available in a comprehensive form. German text. ... Read more

Product Description

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 (3)

Excellent book Feininger...
This is a lovely and definitive book about Feininger's prints and this collection.It is hard to find such a reference for this wonderful artist.

Feininger catalog for my mom
My mom has a print by Lyonel Feininger and loves it and so I ordered this to add to her knowledge of this amazing artist!Worth every penny!

a must for Feininger fans
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. ... Read more

Product Description
Art Exhibition Catalog ... Read more

Product Description
This expanded and updated edition of an in-demand, out-of-print title includes over 80 letters written between artists Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) and Mark Tobey (1890-1976), from the time of their first meeting in 1944 to Feininger’s death in 1956. An essay by Peter Selz, entitled "Parallel Visions," offers an introduction to the artists’ friendship, and a chronology further clarifies their intersecting lives. Two brief reciprocal catalogue essays--one by Feininger about Tobey, and one by Tobey about Feininger--conclude the volume. Several paintings discussed in the letters are reproduced as color plates, along with a selection of the letters themselves. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

From the artists view
An insightful view from the artists themselves. Interesting perspective on galleries, other artists and shared frustrations regarding the community as a whole. Highly recommended for anyone who wants more than an academic or critical opinion of the art scene.

A pleasure for anything in print about Mark Tobey.
I am a big fan of Mark Tobey (especially). Reading the correspondence lets one "get in on" the spirit of two artists at work. I wish the color reproductions were presented throughout the text instead of at the end pages. I don't know whether I would call this book "great" for a library, but I am pleased it opens a window on the artists' relationship and personal visions. ... Read more