In Paris, Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) leaves behind his successful career as a cartoonist and begins a life as an independent artist. Initially, his paintings are populated by grotesque, wild, travesty-like figures inspired by the street scenes of Paris. Shortly thereafter, he finds the typical themes that will make him world-famous. Rarely has Feininger's artistic development from his early works to his later pieces been showcased so skillfully in the USA. With unpublished photographs and excerpts from the unpublished diary of his wife Julia, this artist monograph provides an essential insight into Feininger's life and work, and will also surprise connoisseurs of his art.