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Josef Albers
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Josef Albers
- Homage to the Square
- signed with the artist's monogram, dated 50 and variously inscribed; variously inscribed on the reverse
- oil on masonite
- 45.7 by 45.7cm.; 18 by 18in.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Galleria Seno, Milan
Private Collection, Italy (acquired directly from the above in 1987)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Galleria Seno, Milan
Private Collection, Italy (acquired directly from the above in 1987)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Getulio Alviani, Ed., Josef Albers, 1988 Milan, p. 132, no. 198, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the orange is much brighter and the light green is slightly deeper in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Please contact the Contemporary Department for further details.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“Every perception of color is an illusion… We do not see colors as they really are. In our perception they alter one another. For example; two different colors can looks the same or two identical colors can look different: opaque shades can look transparent and definite shapes can become unrecognizable. This ‘play of colors, this change in identity, is the object of my concern. It leads me to change my color tool, my palette, from one picture to the next.”
Josef Albers quoted in: Eugen Gomringer, Josef Albers, New York 1967, p. 104