Feininger

American  

[fahy-ning-er] / ˈfaɪ nɪŋ ər /

noun

1. Andreas (Bernhard Lyonel) 1906–1999, U.S. photographer, born in France.

2. his father Lyonel (Charles Adrian), 1871–1956, U.S. painter.

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Feininger British  

/ ˈfaɪnɪŋə /

noun

1. Lyonel . 1871–1956, US artist, who worked at the Bauhaus, noted for his use of superimposed translucent planes of colour

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Example Sentences

A woodcut of a futurist cathedral by Lyonel Feininger graced its cover.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

German-born art dealer Galka Scheyer helped organize exhibitions that promoted a key group of 20th century artists known as the Blue Four: Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, Alexei Jawlensky and Vasily Kandinsky.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2017

During a 2003 production of George Bernard Shaw’s “The Philanderer,” actor Conrad Feininger would briefly cross behind the set, out of the audience’s view.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2016

The cover, designed by Feininger, is an abstract graphic design emblematic of his early Bauhaus work.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2012

For the first cartoon, Feininger drew a caricature of himself holding his cast of characters by strings like marionettes.

From Time Magazine Archive