
Abendgruss (The Evening Greeting)
A spectral cityscape emerges through Feininger's masterful use of line and shadow, where angular Gothic architecture dissolves into a luminous evening sky. The etching captures the artist's signature Cubist-influenced style, fragmenting spires and rooftops into geometric planes that seem to vibrate with quiet, mysterious energy. Printed on warm cream laid paper, the composition evokes a haunting yet tender mood, as if the city itself offers a hushed salutation to the fading light of dusk.
- Medium
- Etching, on cream laid paper, with margins, very slightly trimmed at the lower sheet edge.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
October 17, 2018
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