Contemporary Art Day Auction
Contemporary Art Day Auction
Property of a Private Collection, Dallas, Texas
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Soaring
Auction Closed
May 13, 09:05 PM GMT
Estimate
450,000 - 650,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private Collection, Dallas, Texas
Josef Albers
1888 - 1976
Study for Homage to the Square: Soaring
incised with the artist's monogram and date 58; signed, titled, dated 1958 and and variously inscribed on the reverse
oil on Masonite
30 by 30 in. 76.2 by 76.2 cm.
framed: 30 ⅝ by 30 ⅝ in. 77.8 by 77.8 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 1958.1.100.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Connecticut (acquired from the above in August 1961)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Private Collection, Connecticut (acquired from the above in August 1961)
Thence by descent to the present owner
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Albers: Homage to the Square, November - December 1959
New York, Galerie Chalette; Cincinnati, Contemporary Art Center; Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; San Francisco Museum of Art, Construction and Geometry in Painting: From Malevich to Tomorrow, March 1960 - January 1961
New York, Galerie Chalette; Cincinnati, Contemporary Art Center; Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; San Francisco Museum of Art, Construction and Geometry in Painting: From Malevich to Tomorrow, March 1960 - January 1961