Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Anni and Josef Albers Foundation.
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Property from the Collection of Maximilian Schell
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: R-III a-3
Details
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: R-III a-3
signed with monogram and dated 'A70' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again 'Study for Homage to the Square: R-III a-3 Albers 1970' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
32 x 32 in. (81.3 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
Homage to the Square: R-III a-3
signed with monogram and dated 'A70' (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again 'Study for Homage to the Square: R-III a-3 Albers 1970' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
32 x 32 in. (81.3 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Josef Albers at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: An Exhibition of His Paintings and Prints, November 1971-January 1972, pp. 21 and 68, no. 98 (illustrated in color).
Munich, Villa Stuck, Anni und Josef Albers, Eine Retrospektive, December 1989-February 1990, p. 139, no. 121.
Munich, Villa Stuck, Anni und Josef Albers, Eine Retrospektive, December 1989-February 1990, p. 139, no. 121.