Josef Albers, American, b. Bottrop, Germany, 1888–1976 Search this
Medium:
Oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
40 1/8 x 40 1/8 in. (101.7 x 101.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1961
Provenance:
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, to 5 October 1961
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 5 October 1961-17 May 1966
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Exhibition History:
SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY, New York. "Recent Paintings by Josef Albers," 2-28 August 1961, no. 32 (as "Elected").
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, New York (organizer). "Paintings from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation Collection: A View of the Protean Century," no. 2. TOUR: M. KNOEDLER, New York, 31 October-24 November 1962; CURRIER GALLERY OF ART, Manchester, New Hampshire, 16 December-12 January 1963; CARNEGIE INSTITUTE, Pittsburgh, 30 January-26 February; EVANSVILLE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, Indiana, 16 March-12 April; MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR INSTITUTE, Utica, New York, 30 April-27 May; J.B. SPEED ART MUSEUM, Louisville,13 June-10 July; MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, 30 July-25 August; SEATTLE ART MUSEUM, 11 September-8 October; SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, 26 October-23 November; COLORADO SPRINGS FINE ARTS CENTER, 11 December-7 January 1964; DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 26 January-23 February; ATLANTA ART ASSOCIATION, 10 June-7 July; SAGINAW ART MUSEUM, Michigan, 25 July-22 August; MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 8 September-6 October; ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM, Pennsylvania, 24 October-21 November; MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, 9 December-10 January 1965; BROOKLYN MUSEUM, 8 February-5 April.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers," 27 September 1979- April 1980, no cat.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Comparisons: An Exercise in Looking," 11 December 1990-21 April 1991.
OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY FOR ART, Smithsonian Castle Building, Washington, DC. Extended loan, 26 October 2000-May 2009.
THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, DC. Extended loan, 12 May 2009-
Published References:
MONTBIZON, REA. "A View of the Protean Century," Montreal Gazette (26 September 1964).
OFFIN, CHARLES. "Gallery Previews in New York," Pictures on Exhibit XXVI/2 (November 1962) p. 12.
UNSIGNED. "Where & When," The Washingtonian (December 1990) p. 47.
BURCHARD, HANK. "Now Everyone's a Critic," Washington Post Weekend (14 December 1990).
WELZENBACH, MICHAEL. "How to Be an Art Critic," Washington Post (13 November 1991).
KILLAN, MICHAEL. "Advance and Retreat," Chicago Tribune (10 January 1991) sec. 5 p. 12.
MYER, PETER LIVINGSTON. Art: Do it!, A Handbook for Artists (Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1996) p. 133.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
