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This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
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Study for Homage to the Square: "Ritardando" II
Details
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Study for Homage to the Square: "Ritardando" II
signed with artist's monogram and dated 'A61' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again 'Study for Homage to the Square: "Ritardando" II Albers 1961' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
24 x 24 in. (60.9 x 60.9 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Study for Homage to the Square: "Ritardando" II
signed with artist's monogram and dated 'A61' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again 'Study for Homage to the Square: "Ritardando" II Albers 1961' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
24 x 24 in. (60.9 x 60.9 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Private collection, Baltimore, acquired from the above, 1962
By descent from the above to the present owner
Private collection, Baltimore, acquired from the above, 1962
By descent from the above to the present owner
Sale Room Notice
Please note that this work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.