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Josef Albers
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Property from the Collection of Courtney Sale Ross
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square
Details
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square
incised with the artist's monogram and date 'A56' (lower right)
oil on Masonite
18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1956.
Homage to the Square
incised with the artist's monogram and date 'A56' (lower right)
oil on Masonite
18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1956.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Denise René, Albers, May-July 1987.
Madrid, Galería Theo, Albers: Obras 1955-1973, November-December 1987.
London, The Mayor Gallery and Cologne, Galerie Karsten Greve, Josef Albers, September-December 1989.
Madrid, Galería Theo, Albers: Obras 1955-1973, November-December 1987.
London, The Mayor Gallery and Cologne, Galerie Karsten Greve, Josef Albers, September-December 1989.
Further Details
The work is registered in the catalogue raisonné of the paintings of Josef Albers as 1976.1.332.
Brought to you by
Isabella Lauria
"When you really understand that each color changes depending on its context, you find that you have learned something about life as well as about color."
Josef Albers