Josef Albers
Josef Albers
1888 - 1976
Josef Albers was born in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany to a family of artisans. His most formative years were spent in Weimar at the Bauhaus, a collective of artists, craftsmen and architects devoted to the merging of craft techniques and fine art. Albers later taught there until its dissolution under Nazi pressure in 1933. He immigrated to the United States and continued in the route of academia, eventually becoming chair of the design department at Yale University from 1950 to 1958. Accomplished designer, photographer, typographer, printmaker and poet, Albers is most celebrated as an important abstract painter and theoretician. Indicative of his canonical status is his record as the first living artist to have a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1971. Albers was interested in the depths of perception and color in art. Though his life work adhered to simple methods, his dedication to creation would yield unprecedented and sophisticated forms.
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Study for Homage to the Square: New Garland by Josef Albers sold for $337,250
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: New Garland
16 x 16 in 40.6 x 40.6 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $80,000 - $100,000 CDN
Sold for: $337,250 CDN (premium included)
Fall 2017 - 1st Session on Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Study for Homage to the Square: Early Resonance by Josef Albers sold for $178,250
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Early Resonance
16 x 16 in 40.6 x 40.6 cm
oil on board
Estimate: $125,000 - $175,000 CDN
Sold for: $178,250 CDN (premium included)
April 2006 - 1st Session on Saturday, April 29, 2006
EK IK by Josef Albers sold for $13,750
Josef Albers
EK IK
21 3/4 x 21 3/4 x 0 in 55.1 x 55.1 cm
colour silkscreen on paper
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $13,750 CDN (premium included)
Pop Art Prints & International Graphics on Thursday, April 28, 2022
Formulation Articulation I, II by Josef Albers sold for $8,190
Josef Albers
Formulation Articulation I, II
15 x 20 in 38.1 x 50.8 cm
1972
portfolio of 127 silkscreens
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,190 CDN (premium included)
April 2011 - 1st Session on Thursday, April 28, 2011
White Line Square VII by Josef Albers sold for $8,125
Josef Albers
White Line Square VII
15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in 39.4 x 39.4 cm
colour lithograph
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,125 CDN (premium included)
International Editions on Thursday, October 29, 2020
Interaction of Color by Josef Albers sold for $6,875
Josef Albers
Interaction of Color
14 1/2 x 11 x 5 in 36.8 x 27.9 x 12.7 cm
1963
book with colour silkscreens
Estimate: $10,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for: $6,875 CDN (premium included)
Prints | Photographs | Sculptures on Thursday, September 24, 2020
Embossed Linear Constructions (ELC) by Josef Albers sold for $6,250
Josef Albers
Embossed Linear Constructions (ELC)
20 x 26 in 50.8 x 66.1 cm
embossed print
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CDN
Sold for: $6,250 CDN (premium included)
International Editions on Thursday, October 29, 2020
I-S JP by Josef Albers sold for $5,938
Josef Albers
I-S JP
15 x 15 in 38.1 x 38.1 cm
colour silkscreen
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,938 CDN (premium included)
Pop Art Prints & International Graphics on Thursday, April 29, 2021
Formulation Articulation I, II by Josef Albers sold for $5,850
Josef Albers
Formulation Articulation I, II
15 x 20 in 38.1 x 50.8 cm
1972
book
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,850 CDN (premium included)
April 2014 - 1st Session on Thursday, April 24, 2014
Homage to the Square – Denise René Series by Josef Albers sold for $5,313
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square – Denise René Series
11 x 11 in 27.9 x 27.9 cm
screenprint on paper
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,313 CDN (premium included)
International Graphics & Pop Art on Thursday, October 25, 2018