Provenance
Krefeld Museum, Rhineland, Germany, by 1944 [1944 annotated list of paintings by Mrs. Feininger in Museum of Modern Art Archives]. Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, by 1958 [letter June 9, 1958 from Julia Feininger to Abram Lerner, Curator, Hirshhorn Collection]. Harold Diamond, New York, 1960 [receipt, March 3, 1960, in Hirshhorn Collection Archives]. Martin Nachman, New York [receipt, June 2, 1972, from E. V. Thaw, New York, in curatorial file]. Maurice and Muriel F. Fulton, Glencoe, Ill., June 2, 1972 to December 1991 [receipt, June 2, 1972, from E. V. Thaw, New York, in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute, 1991.
Accession Number
117242
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80.6 × 100.3 cm (31 3/4 × 39 1/2 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fulton
Background & Context
Background Story
Lyonel Feininger's Harbor at Neppermin (1915) is an oil on canvas depicting a harbor on the Baltic island of Usedom. The harbor scene shows boats, buildings, and water rendered in Feininger's emerging crystalline style, the intersecting forms creating a vision of maritime life.
Cultural Impact
Feininger's harbor scenes are among the most celebrated works of German Expressionism.
Why It Matters
This harbor scene captures the beauty of the Baltic coast with Feininger's crystalline forms, creating a vision of maritime harmony.
