Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming Josef Albers Catalogue Raisonné being prepared by the Anni and Josef Albers Foundation and is registered as number 1968.1.4.
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Homage to the Square: R-J2
Details
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: R-J2
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 'A68' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'R-J2 Albers 1968' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
16 x 16in. (40.6 x 40.6cm.)
Painted in 1968
Homage to the Square: R-J2
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 'A68' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'R-J2 Albers 1968' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
16 x 16in. (40.6 x 40.6cm.)
Painted in 1968
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1973.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1973.
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