Andreas Feininger, born in 1906, is the oldest son of famous painter Lyonel Feininger, and belongs to a generation of artists who, following the First World War, discovered photography anew and developed novel photographic approaches. Andreas Feininger’s lifework has been defined by two main thematic areas: cityscapes and nature studies. The architecture and life in his adopted hometown, New York, have captured imaginations for decades. And again and again, Feininger captured the poetry of the Manhattan skyline, its urban canyons, its skyscrapers, its bridges and elevated trains in images rich with atmosphere. With equal enthusiasm he also dedicated himself to nature photography. His images, which capture in minute detail insects, flowers, mussels, wood, and stone, bestow an almost sculptural character upon natural forms.
Andreas Feininger died on February 18th, 1999 at the age of 92 in New York. He lived for photography and is remembered as one of the most significant artists in the history of photography.
That's Photography
This exhibit comprises 296 b/w photographs, including cityscapes, archictectural, landscape and nature photography, portraits, and photojournalism from his time as a LIFE Magazine photojournalist, and thereby offers a complete overview of the lifework of Andreas Feininger.
A comprehensive catalogue (320 pages, 216 illustrations, German/English, Hatje Cantz Verlag) can be ordered at a wholesale price. Additional foreign language editions can be printed.
New York in the Forties
An exhibit with 94 b/w photographs from Andreas Feininger’s world famous series, which influences our perception of New York to this day.
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