Provenance
Eugen Buchthal, Berlin (1878–1954) by April 1928–at least May 4, 1938 [Berlin 1928 and letters from Jörn Grabowski, Zentralarchiv Staatliche Museum zu Berlin, August 4, 2003, and Florian Karsch, Galerie Nierendorf, July 29, 2003, in curatorial file]. Buchholz Gallery, New York, by 1951 [Cleveland 1951]; sold to Clare Hoover, New York and San Francisco, June 15, 1955–1988 [photocopy of receipt in curatorial file]; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1998.
Accession Number
150071
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80.6 × 101 cm (31 3/4 × 39 3/4 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Credit Line
Gift of Clara Hoover Trust
Background & Context
Background Story
Lyonel Feininger's Longueil, Normandie (October 1909) is an oil on canvas painted during a visit to Normandy. This early work shows Feininger before he fully developed his mature faceted style. The painting depicts the Norman landscape, the forms still relatively naturalistic but already showing structural clarity.
Cultural Impact
Feininger's early French landscapes document his artistic formation, showing the European influences that shaped his later style.
Why It Matters
This Norman landscape shows the young Feininger working in a naturalistic mode, already revealing the structural concerns of his mature work.
