ID 990329
Lot 56 | JOSEF ALBERS (1888-1976)
Estimate value
£ 500 000 – 700 000
Study for Homage to the Square
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 'A72' (lower right); titled and dated 'Study for Homage to the Square: 72' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
24 x 24in. (61 x 61cm.)
Painted in 1972
Provenance
Estate of Josef Albers.
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Connecticut.
André Emmerich Gallery, New York.
Private Collection, Los Angeles.
Private Collection, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Post Lot Text
This work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings by Josef Albers currently being prepared by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation under number 1976.1.642.
| Artist: | Josef Albers (1888 - 1976) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| 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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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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