JOSEF ALBERS | STUDY TO HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: WELCOME

Auction Closed

October 2, 08:56 PM GMT

Estimate

150,000 - 200,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of an Important Collector

JOSEF ALBERS

1888 - 1976

STUDY TO HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: WELCOME

signed with the artist's monogram and dated 57; signed, titled, dated 1957 and variously inscribed on the reverse

oil on Masonite

18 by 18 in. 45.7 by 45.7 cm.

framed: 18½ by 18½ in. 47 by 47 cm.

This work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings by Josef Albers currently being prepared by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, and is registered under JAAF 1957.1.101.

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York

Baltimore Museum of Art Sales and Rental Gallery, Baltimore

Private collection, Baltimore

Thence by descent to the present owner