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Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Lot 165

Josef Albers (1888-1976)

Homage to the Square

Closed12 February 2015

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GBP 122,500

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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

The Estate of Josef Albers.
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004.

Specialist note

'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).