Lyonel Charles Adrian Feininger (* 17. July 1871 in New York; † 13. January 1956), the German- American painter, graphic artist and caricaturist was, from 1909, a member of the Berlin Secession. Feininger was one of the first instructors Gropius brought to the Bauhaus in 1919. His works from that date on, make him one of the most important artists of Classic Modernism.