Lot 140 · Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper
American Navigation (Design for Mural, Marine Transportation Building, New York World’s Fair, 1939-1940)
Lyonel Feininger · watercolor, gouache, black Conté crayon and pen and India ink on joined paper
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper, New York · 12 November 2018
- Dimensions
- 22 x 99 1/8 in. (55.7 x 251.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3783830
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3783830 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3783830
Lyonel Feininger, American Navigation (Design for Mural, Marine Transportation Building, New York World’s Fair, 1939-1940). Christie's, 12 Nov 2018, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3783830.
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Lyonel Feininger, American Navigation (Design for Mural, Marine Transportation Building, New York World’s Fair, 1939-1940). Christie's, 12 Nov 2018, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3783830.
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From the same sale Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper · Nov 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formes animées | František Kupka | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Sprengtrichter | Otto Dix | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Le colloque sentimental | René Magritte | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Suzanne Duchamp assise ( recto ); Suzanne Duchamp debout ( verso ) | Marcel Duchamp | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Etude (Léda et le cygne) | Henri Matisse | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Famille | Pablo Picasso | $30,000–$50,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyonel Feininger | The Big Cloud | $193,839 | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | |
| Lyonel Feininger | Rue St. Jacques, Paris | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Lyonel Feininger | Paris (Newspaper Readers) | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Lyonel Feininger | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2025 | ||
| Lyonel Feininger | wüste see (desert sea) | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| Lyonel Feininger | hästende leute (hurried people) | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Lyonel Feininger | dünen (dunes) | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Lyonel Feininger | Sketch for Mural (Marine Transportation Building, New York W | Lempertz, Jun 2023 |
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