Lot 165
165
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Josef Albers (1888-1976)

Homage to the Square

Details
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square
signed with the artist’s monogram and dated ‘A57’ (lower right)
oil on masonite
20 x 20in. (50.8 x 50.8cm.)
Executed in 1957
Provenance
The Estate of Josef Albers.
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004.
Exhibited
London, Waddington Galleries, Josef Albers: Small Paintings, 2004, no. 2 (illustrated in colour).
Further details
This work will be included in the forthcoming Josef Albers Catalogue Raisonné being prepared by The Anni and Josef Albers Foundation.

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Lot Essay

'For me, abstraction is real, probably more real than nature. I'll go further and say that abstraction is nearer my heart. I prefer to see with closed eyes'
(J. Albers, quoted in Arts/Canada, vol. 23, 1966, p. 46).

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