Description
“Untitled, 3 Dancers: An Insight into T. Lux Feininger’s Mastery”
“Three Dancers: A Silver Gelatin Legacy” is a meticulously crafted RC silver gelatin photograph captured in Dessau, Germany, in July 1928 and subsequently printed in 1984. Although the original negative remains elusive, a copy-film negative was recreated by the artist in 1980, ensuring the work’s preservation.
Provenance
Acquired in 2019 from an esteemed photography collector, its pristine surface bears witness to the care it has received. Stored within an architectural flat file drawer in a smoke-free environment, every artwork at www.markshapirofineart.com is curated with dedication, encased in tissue or plastic sleeves, and dispatched flat, ensuring its impeccable arrival to esteemed collectors.
A Glimpse into the Life of Lux Feininger
Born in Berlin, Lux Feininger studied art at the Bauhaus School under luminaries like László Moholy Nagy and Oskar Schlemmer. Although the school didn’t offer photography until 1929, Feininger honed his skills independently. In 1927, he joined the Berlin photo agency DEPHOT and later showcased his work in the pivotal Film und Foto Stuttgart 1929 exhibition.
Esteemed Museum Holdings:
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
- Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
- Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. SI Morris, Inv. No .: 83.156, gelatin silver print.
- Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung, Berlin, Inv. No .: F62, gelatin silver print, 129 x 149 mm. Verso inscr. by Oskar Schlemmer: “Black and White” Bauhaus stage. upper right blue stamp: Prof. Dr. Hans Hildebrandt STUTTGART-O Gerokstrasse 83, phone 92016, upper left blue stamp: BAUHAUS-ARCHIV DARMSTADT inventory. No. F62
- Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, Inv. No. 36931, vintage, Agfa-Lupex gelatin silver print, 89 x 118 mm. Verso inscr. by the artist: photo Lux Feininger, in red: x, red label: 18, lower left: 81.2.3.12 Lore,
