Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956) was a German-American artist who originally traveled from New York to Germany to study music, however, he changed his mind and began to pursue art instead. He studied under the artist Ernst Hancke and eventually started working as a cartoonist. At age 36, he finally made the transition over to fine art where he became involved with the Expressionist movement. He was inspired by Cubism and mixed this style with his Expressionist works to create something uniquely his. Feininger eventually moved back to America after the rise of the Nazi Party and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Paintings by Lyonel Feininger in Chronological Order:

The White Man, 1907	Uprising, 1910	Carnival in Arcueil, 1911
Gelmeroda III, 1913	Jesuiten III (Jesuits III), 1915	Gelmeroda V, 1916
The Green Bridge II, 1916	The Village of Legefeld I (Dorf Legefeld I), 1916	City on the Mountain (Stadt auf dem Berge), 1918
Desolated Village (Verfallenes Dorf), 1918	Euphoric Victory (Siegesrausch), 1918	Marine from The First Portfolio (Die erste Mappe), 1918
People on the Jetty (Leute auf See-Steg), 1918	Rainy Day on the Beach (Regentag am Strande), 1918	The Rainbow (Der Regenbogen), 1918
The Yacht Race (Wettsegeln), 1918	Town Gate, Ribnitz (Das Tor, Ribnitz), 1918	Trumpeter (Trompeter), 1918
Woodblock for Fishing Boats (Fischerboote), 1918	Woodblock for The Harbor (Hafen), 1918	Cathedral of Socialism, 1919
Hanseatic Ships (Hansaschiffe), 1919	Railroad Viaduct (Die Eisenbahnbrücke), 1919	Volcano (Vulkan), 1919
Oberweimarv	Lady in Mauve, 1922	The High Shore, 1923
Gaberndorf II, 1924	Regatta, 1925	The Dome in Halle, 1930
Storm Brewing, 1939