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

“Klee and Feininger were rather backward-orientated,” Steffen Schleiermacher, a pianist who has researched and recorded music of the Bauhaus, said in an interview.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2019

And Conrad Feininger makes for an exceptional Shimon Peres, who, with a late-night phone call to Arafat, brought the talks to an emotional finale.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2019

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

He called himself "Uncle Feininger," and his cast included the Kin-der-Kids and the appealing Wee Willie Winkie, who thought that every object in the world�trees, trains, puddles and clouds�had faces and feelings just like people.

From Time Magazine Archive