Lot 191
  • 191

Josef Albers

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Josef Albers
  • Study for Homage to the Square: Absorption
  • signed with the artist's monogram and date 67; signed, titled and dated 1967 on the reverse
  • oil on board
  • 32 by 32 in. 81.3 by 81.3 cm.

Provenance

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Galerie Agnes Lefort, Montreal
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1968

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are a few pinpoint losses to the medium which flouresce dimly under ultraviolet light. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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