ID 949893
Lot 148 | JOSEF ALBERS (1888-1976)
Estimate value
$ 300 000 – 500 000
Homage to the Square: Intrepid
incised with the artist's monogram and date 'A 50' (lower right); signed, titled and dated again 'Homage to the Square "Intrepid" Albers '50' (on the reverse)
oil on Masonite, in artist's frame
24 3/8 x 24 3/8 in. (61.7 x 61.7 cm.)
Painted in 1950.
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 19 November 1981, lot 16
Private collection
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 27 February 1985, lot 18
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1985
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Albers: "Homage to the Square" and "Transformations of a Scheme", January 1952.
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| Artist: | Josef Albers (1888 - 1976) |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Josef Albers (1888 - 1976) |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
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