Josef Albers, American, b. Bottrop, Germany, 1888–1976 Search this
Medium:
Plastic laminate
Dimensions:
19 5/8 x 26 1/4 in. (49.9 x 66.6 cm)
Type:
Sculpture/relief
Date:
1957
Provenance:
The artist, Connecticut, 1957-June/July 1968 (via Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, 30 July 1968-1974)
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, June/July 1968-1974
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1974
Exhibition History:
WASHINGTON GALLERY OF MODERN ART, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: The American Years," 30 October-31 December 1965, no. 61, p. 47, ill. p. 39. Tour: ISAAC DELGADO MUSEUM OF ART, New Orleans, 23 January 1966-27 February; SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, 2-26 June; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ART GALLERY, Santa Barbara, 8 July-7 September; ROSE ART MUSEUM, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 23 September-29 October.
ART MUSEUM, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, New Jersey. "Josef Albers: Paintings and Graphics, 1917-1970," 5-26 January 1971, unnumbered.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 27 September 1979-23 March 1980, no cat.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration," 13 February-11 April 2010, no cat.
Published References:
UNSIGNED. "Los 80 Anos de Josef Albers," El Nacional (newspaper), n.d. [1966], n.p., ill.
FINKELSTEIN, IRVING. The Life and Art of Josef Albers (New York University, Ph.D., 1967), vol. 1, pp. 222-223; vol. 2, fig. 179.
SPIES, WERNER. Josef Albers (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1970), no. 36, p. 68, ill. p. 36.
UNSIGNED. Newsletter (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Art Museum, January 1971), n.p., ill.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1974
