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.
Condition report
This work is in good condition overall. Please email contemporarycuratedny@sothebys.com for a condition report prepared by Modern Art Conservation. Framed.
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Provenance
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
Exhibited
Baltimore Museum of Art, Sales and Rental Gallery 20 Year Review, October - November 1974