Lot Essay
This work is to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being prepared by the Anni and Josef Albers Foundation.
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Study for Homage to the Square: Shaded Shade
Details
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Study for Homage to the Square: Shaded Shade
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 'A 63' (lower right); signed, titled, dedicated and dated again 'Si Sillman IV.14 1963 Study for Homage to the Square: Shaded Shade Albers 1963' and further annotated for colour (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
40 x 40in. (101.6 x 101.6cm.)
Painted in 1963
Study for Homage to the Square: Shaded Shade
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 'A 63' (lower right); signed, titled, dedicated and dated again 'Si Sillman IV.14 1963 Study for Homage to the Square: Shaded Shade Albers 1963' and further annotated for colour (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
40 x 40in. (101.6 x 101.6cm.)
Painted in 1963
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (#13029).
Galarie Karsten Greve, Milan.
Galarie Karsten Greve, Milan.
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