Albers, Josef (1888 Bottrop - 1976 New Haven/Connecticut). Structural Constellation - photo 1

Albers, Josef (1888 Bottrop - 1976 New Haven/Connecticut). Structural Constellation

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30.05.2018 16:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 120 A | Albers, Josef (1888 Bottrop - 1976 New Haven/Connecticut). Structural Constellation
Ca. 1955-1958. Gravure auf schwarz beschichteter Kunststoffplatte auf Holzplatte montiert (28,5 x 34,7 x 2cm). 26 x 32cm. Bezeichnet verso auf Holzplatte: for Bob Malone Jan. 1. 1962. Rahmen.
Robert Malone war der Herausgeber der Zeitschrift Industrial Design. Zusammen mit seiner Frau plante er ein (unveröffentlicht gebliebenes) Buch über Josef Albers Grundlagenkurs Design in Yale.
Bei dem vorliegenden Werk handelt es sich um eine kleinere Version von "Structural Constellation U-8" (hier steht das "U" für Ulm, ebenfalls 1955 entstanden) und somit um ein Unikat, das an der Ulmer Hochschule für Gestaltung hergestellt wurde.

Wir danken Frau Jeanette Redensek, Josef Albers Foundation Bethany, Connecticut, für die freundlichen wissenschaftlichen Hinweise. Das Werk ist in der Albers Foundation verzeichnet.

Provenienz:
- Robert Malone, New York (1962 als Geschenk an den Künstler)
- Privatsammlung New York
- Sotheby's, Auktion 3634, 3. Mai 1974, Lot 621
- Galerie Denise René - Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf (Aufkleber)
- Unternehmenssammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
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