© Andreas B. L. Feininger
Currently not on view
Reflections,
1981
Andreas Feininger, 1906–1999; born Paris, France; died New York, NY; active Paris, New York, Weimar, Germany, and Stockholm, Sweden
2012-9
More Context
Originally trained as an architect, Feininger took up photography in 1936. Three years later, he moved to New York City, joining the staff of <em>Life</em> magazine shortly thereafter. The artist, who declared, “I’m not a people photographer,” became well known for his photographs of New York, a book of which was published in 1945. Like those images, <em>Reflections</em>, made decades later, conveys an architect’s observation of the geometric precision of towering skyscrapers and an artist’s appreciation for the circumstantial abstraction of the urban fabric.
Information
Title
Reflections
Dates
1981
Maker
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 23.7 x 17.6 cm. (9 5/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
sheet: 25.4 x 20 cm. (10 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Gertrud E. Feininger
Object Number
2012-9
Place Made
North America, United States
Signatures
Signed in ink, verso
Inscription
Graphite and ink notations, verso
Culture
Techniques
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