Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Structural Constellation: Q-5
signed, titled and dated 'Structural Constellation Q-5 Albers 1954' (on the reverse)
engraved Vinylite
17 x 22 in. (43.1 x 55.8 cm.)
Executed in 1954.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York Private collection, New York Anon. sale; Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, 21 October 1976, lot 236 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Acting Color: Albers, January-February 1955. New York, The Jewish Museum, Black and White, December 1963-February 1964. Princeton University, The Art Museum, Albers: Paintings and Graphics, 1917-1970, January 1971, no. 69.
Lot Essay
This work is registered at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation as 1954.8.2
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