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Josef Albers White Lines

White Lines Squares (Bauhaus, Minimalist, Homage to the Square - 50% OFF)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
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1960s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares - Set of Six (6) (Minimalism Bauhaus Homage Square)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an exhibition
Category

1960s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Sight Lines II : The Green Room
By Peter Milton
Located in New York, NY
Virginia Military Institute and completed his BFA in 1954 at Yale University under Josef Albers and Gabor
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Digital

The Paris Review, signed and numbered 1960s Op Art geometric abstraction print 
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in New York, NY
Unframed This striking Op Art screenprint is by Richard Anuszkiewicz, a protege of Josef Albers at the Yale
Category

1960s Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Pencil, Screen

Abstract Composition - Danish Abstract art 1969 mixed media painting
Located in London, GB
mount frame. The composition is a vibrant mix of yellow and black and white with geometric lines and is
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Metallic Water, unique 1960s Op Art painting (signed), Art Institute of Chicago
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in New York, NY
his mentor Josef Albers. Anuszkiewicz activates the space around his vividly chromatic squares with
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1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

ANUSZKIEWICZ, monograph (hand signed and inscribed by Richard Anuszkiewicz)
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in New York, NY
also call fourth other associations; mainly the rigorous color theory of his mentor Josef Albers
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1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Ink, Board

Reaching (bronze hand)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
under the great Bauhaus artist Josef Albers, who "shook up" what Lewis previously knew about art. It was
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Banco (Ground Rules)", Aquatint Collage, Signed and Numbered by the Artist
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Detroit, MI
, Rauschenberg sought out Josef Albers, a founder of the Bauhaus in Germany, whom he had read about in an August
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1990s More Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Abstract Expressionist monotype (signed & inscribed) Intimate Lighting Unique
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
quality. During the mid-1960s––in response to the color theories of Josef Albers, contemporary jazz, and
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Monoprint, Monotype, Screen

Scandinavian Abstract Wool Tapestry Rug Gun Gordillo Neon Electric Blue Color
Located in Surfside, FL
, Josef Albers, Sonia Delaunay, Victor Vasarely, Yaacov Agam. galerie denise rené, paris, "Let there be
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1980s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Wool

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Alexander Calder lithograph derrière le miroir (1960s Calder prints)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; well-preseved. Unsigned from an edition of u...
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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Derrière Le Miroir No. 149 (page 8, 9) /// Abstract Geometric Ellsworth Kelly
By Ellsworth Kelly
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015) Title: "Untitled (page 8, 9)" Portfolio: Derrière Le Miroir (No. 149) *Issued unsigned Year: 1964 Medium: Original Lithograph on smooth...
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1960s Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Under Greylock, Etching by Peter Milton
By Peter Milton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Milton, American (1930 - ) Title: Under Greylock Year: 1993 Medium: Intaglio Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Image Size: 18.25 x 15 inches Size: 25 ...
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1990s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

“Three Movements" Limited Edition Hand-Signed Serigraph by Yaacov Agam, Framed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Encino, CA
"Three Movements," an original silkscreen by Yaacov Agam, is a piece for the true collector. Agam is considered the father of Kinetic art. His iconic style is recognizable across the...
Category

1970s Kinetic Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Josef Albers Homage to the Square 1964 (set of 4 printed works)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Josef Albers Homage to the Square 1964 (set of printed works): A set of 4 screen-printed inserts from the 1964 exhibition catalogue, Homage to the Square: 40 New Paintings by Josef A...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

original lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 223. Printed in 1956 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 87-88-89) and published in Paris by Maeght. Size: 15...
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1950s Abstract Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Homage to the Square - SET OF FIVE (Minimalism, Bauhaus, ~49% OFF LIST PRICE)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Josef Albers Homage to the Square - SET OF FIVE 1983 Color silkscreen(s) on semi gloss stock Size: 7.4 × 7.2 on 9.6 × 9.0 inches (each) Framed: 12.8 x 12.8 x 0.5 inches (each) Unsign...
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1960s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Surrealist Birds - Original Lithograph Signed in the Plate - Mourlot #948
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
Joan Miro Surrealist Birds (Sculptures), 1974 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 28 x 57 cm (c. 11 x 23 inch) REFERENCE : catalog raisonne Mourlot / ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Homage to the Square - P2, F13, I1, Josef Albers Silkscreen 1972
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Homage to the Square - Portfolio 2, Folder 13, Image 1 " from the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 origi...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Josef Albers White Line Squares (set of 6)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Josef Albers White Line Squares: A set of 6 lithographic inserts (measuring approx 7.25 x 7.25 inches each), published as part of the 1966 exhibition catalog: Josef Albers : White L...
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1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen, Lithograph

Nicolas Jacob: Stipple Engravings of Monkeys, C1810, Set of 12
Located in Richmond, GB
"Storia Naturelle delle Scimie", Milan 1810. Stipple engravings by Luigi Rados (1773-1840), after drawings by Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782-1871). Presented in silvered mirror frames, ...
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19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Silver

Kelly, Composition (Axsom No. I-b, p. 178), Derrière le miroir (after)
By Ellsworth Kelly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good Condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 149, published by Derrière le miroir, Paris; print...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Being", Airy Handmade Metal Mesh and Dark Ginger Wool Pendant Mural Sculpture
By Delphine Grandvaux
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Elegance for its forms, sobriety for its materials, this sensual sculpture named « Being» is a meshwork combining with felted dark ginger wool, created and entirely handmade from ann...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"ALBERS" - FOLIO OF NINE (9) SCREEN PRINTS (~50% OFF - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Josef Albers Homage to the Square Year: 1977 9 (nine) Silkscreen Prints in brilliant Colors on strong wove paper Unsigned Published by Verlag Aurel Bongers KG, Recklinghausen, German...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Olympic Poster 1972 Geometric Original Vintage
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Glenford, NY
Vintage 1972 Olympic Poster - Munich games Art Series by international artist Victor Vasarely printed in Germany, 39.75 x 25.25 inches in excellent condition. This is a Second Editio...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Printer's Ink

Victor Vasarely Vintage Op Art Acrylic Cube Graphic Sculpture Desk Accessory
By Victor Vasarely
Located in North Miami, FL
This four sided every changing graphic optical Op Art lucite vintage cube sculpture by Victor Vasarely is vintage from the 1970s. They were produced in a large edition at the time bu...
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

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The Yellow Line
By Serge Najjar
Located in Chicago, IL
white painted wood frame. Additional cost of $600. The above Najjar photograph is signed, titled, dated
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

Slices of Life
By Serge Najjar
Located in Chicago, IL
white painted wood frame. Additional cost of $600. The above Najjar photograph is signed, titled, dated
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

Two Missing Pieces
By Serge Najjar
Located in Chicago, IL
white painted wood frame. Additional cost of $600. The above Najjar photograph is signed, titled, dated
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

Reflected Red
By Serge Najjar
Located in Chicago, IL
Malevich, Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, and Alexander Rodchenko, Najjar took to the streets
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

Morning Shades
By Serge Najjar
Located in Chicago, IL
work of Kazimir Malevich, Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, and Alexander Rodchenko, Najjar
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

Wallpaper Facade I
By Serge Najjar
Located in Chicago, IL
work of Kazimir Malevich, Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, and Alexander Rodchenko, Najjar
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

Wallpaper Facade II
By Serge Najjar
Located in Chicago, IL
work of Kazimir Malevich, Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, and Alexander Rodchenko, Najjar
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

Rubik’s House
By Serge Najjar
Located in Chicago, IL
by the work of Kazimir Malevich, Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, and Alexander Rodchenko
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

Galaxy
By Serge Najjar
Located in Chicago, IL
work of Kazimir Malevich, Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, and Alexander Rodchenko, Najjar
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Pigment

Galaxy
Galaxy
H 39.5 in W 39.5 in
Abstract Print "Rare Echo" by Josef Albers, Square, Orange, Yellow
By Josef Albers
Located in Köln, DE
Screenprint by Josef Albers. "Rare Echo", 1965 43,2 x 43,2 cm Copy 100/150 Edition of 154
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

White Lines Squares - Set of Six (6) (Albers, Minimalism, Bauhaus)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an exhibition
Category

1960s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
“White Line Squares” (often abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple
Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
“White Line Squares” (often abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple
Category

1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
“White Line Squares” (often abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple
Category

1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares - Set of Six (6) (Albers Minimalism Bauhaus Homage Square)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an exhibition
Category

1960s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Print "FGa" by Josef Albers, Square, Orange, Grey, Op Art, Colour Field
By Josef Albers
Located in Köln, DE
Screenprint by Josef Albers. "FGa", 1968 43,2 x 43,1 cm Copy 49/100 Edition of 100 Josef Albers
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
“White Line Squares” (often abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple
Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
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1960s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
Category

1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an
Category

1960s Bauhaus Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an
Category

1960s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
“White Line Squares” (often abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple
Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
& Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an exhibition held in Los
Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
& Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an exhibition held in Los
Category

1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares
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1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
“White Line Squares” (often abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple
Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

New Paintings by Josef Albers, Sidney Janis catalogue with Four Screenprints
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
New Paintings by JOSEF ALBERS. Illustrated with screenprinted plates. Oblong 4to, wraps. New York
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1960s Bauhaus Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
“White Line Squares” (often abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple
Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
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1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
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1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
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1970s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
Category

1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
& Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an exhibition held in Los
Category

1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
& Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an exhibition held in Los
Category

1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
& Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an exhibition held in Los
Category

1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
, USA From: Open edition catalog by Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White
Category

1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
“White Line Squares” (often abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple
Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
“White Line Squares” (often abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple
Category

1970s Bauhaus Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
abbreviated as “WLS”) series, Josef Albers experimented with how a simple white line can transform a viewer’s
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1970s Minimalist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

White Lines Squares - FLASH SALE - UNTIL DEC. 28
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an exhibition held in Los Angeles, CA
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
proponents of op art, Julian Stanczak and Richard Anuszkeiwicz, worked there. Students of Josef Albers, the
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Raymond's Stream
By Neil Welliver
Located in Missouri, MO
under Josef Albers, the Bauhaus master famous for his Homage to the Square series. Welliver's firm grasp
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1970s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

White Lines Squares (Bauhaus, Minimalist, Homage to the Square, Albers)
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kenneth E. Josef and Tyler & Henry T. Hopkins, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Published to accompany an
Category

1960s Bauhaus Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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