Lot 196
  • 196

Josef Albers

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description

  • Josef Albers
  • Study for Homage to the Square: Reticent
  • signed with the artist's monogram and dated 69; signed, titled and dated 1969 on the reverse
  • oil on masonite
  • 24 by 24 in. 61 by 61 cm.

Provenance

André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York
PaceWildenstein Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Denise René, Arp/Albers: Rencontre de deux amis, April - June 2002

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is light evidence of wear and handling toward the edges. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Framed. *Please note the auction begins at 9:30 am on November 14th.*
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