Lot Essay
“For me, color is the means of my idiom. It’s automatic. I’m not paying 'homage to a square.' It’s only the dish I serve my craziness about color on.” - Josef Albers
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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 'A62' (lower right)
oil on Masonite
16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
Homage to the Square
incised with the artist's monogram and date 'A62' (lower right)
oil on Masonite
16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Josef Albers Foundation, Orange, Connecticut, 1976
Lotte Benfey, Greensboro, North Carolina, gift of the above, 1978
Rachel and Theodor Benfey, Greensboro, North Carolina, by descent from the above, 1987
Gift of the above to the present owner, 1996
Josef Albers Foundation, Orange, Connecticut, 1976
Lotte Benfey, Greensboro, North Carolina, gift of the above, 1978
Rachel and Theodor Benfey, Greensboro, North Carolina, by descent from the above, 1987
Gift of the above to the present owner, 1996
Further details
This work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings by Josef Albers currently being prepared by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation under number 1976.1.158.
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Rachel Ng
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