born July 17, 1871, New York, N.Y., U.S.
died Jan. 13, 1956, New York City
U.S.-born German painter.
He went to Germany in 1887 to study music but ended up studying painting instead. Around 1910, under the influence of Cubism , he developed a unique style, using prismatic interpenetrating planes of colour to depict architectural and marine subjects. He exhibited with Der Bauhaus (1919–33). His work was a synthesis of art, science, and technology; he is noted for introducing compositional discipline and lyrical colour to German Expressionism . After the Nazis came to power, he returned to the U.S. He was the father of photographer {{link=Feininger, Andreas Bernhard Lyonel">Andreas Feininger .