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Homage to the Square: Slate and Earth
Details
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: Slate and Earth
signed with the artist's monogram and dated '62' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'Study for Homage to the Square: "Slate and Earth" Albers 62' and further annotated for colour (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
29 5/8 x 29 5/8in. (75.2 x 75.2cm.)
Painted in 1962
Homage to the Square: Slate and Earth
signed with the artist's monogram and dated '62' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'Study for Homage to the Square: "Slate and Earth" Albers 62' and further annotated for colour (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
29 5/8 x 29 5/8in. (75.2 x 75.2cm.)
Painted in 1962
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Gimpel Fils, London.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 27 June 2002, lot 258.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Gimpel Fils, London.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 27 June 2002, lot 258.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
Washington D.C., The Gallery of Modern Art, Joseph Albers: The American Years, October-December 1965.
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