Live Auction 18549Post-War to Present
Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Lot 23 Property from the Collection of Courtney Sale Ross

Josef Albers (1888-1976)

Homage to the Square

Closed5 March 2020

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Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square
incised with the artist's monogram and date 'A56' (lower right)
oil on Masonite
18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1956.

Estate of the artist
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990

Specialist note


"When you really understand that each color changes depending on its context, you find that you have learned something about life as well as about color."
Josef Albers