Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: Silent
Details
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: Silent
signed with artist's monogram and dated 'A66' (lower right); signed and dated again and titled 'Homage to the Square "Silent" Albers 1966' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1966.
Homage to the Square: Silent
signed with artist's monogram and dated 'A66' (lower right); signed and dated again and titled 'Homage to the Square "Silent" Albers 1966' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1966.
Provenance
The Estate of Josef and Anni Albers, Bethany, Connecticut
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
PaceWildenstein, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
PaceWildenstein, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003
Exhibited
Valencia, IVAM Centro Julio González, Josef Albers: Glass, Color and Light, November 1994-January 1995.
Paris, Galerie Denise René, Homage to the Square, April-May 1997.
London, Waddington Galleries, Elegant Austerity, February-March 1998, no. 29.
Brussels, Xavier Hufkens, Josef Albers, September-October 1999.
New York, PaceWildenstein, Josef Albers: Homage to Color, May-June 2003, p. 29, no. 3 (illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Denise René, Homage to the Square, April-May 1997.
London, Waddington Galleries, Elegant Austerity, February-March 1998, no. 29.
Brussels, Xavier Hufkens, Josef Albers, September-October 1999.
New York, PaceWildenstein, Josef Albers: Homage to Color, May-June 2003, p. 29, no. 3 (illustrated).