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Josef Albers Art

American, German, 1888-1976

The German-born American painter, writer, and educator Josef Albers was a pioneer of 20th century modernism, and an innovative practitioner of color theory. With his wife, the textile artist and printmaker Anni Albers (1899–1994), he shaped the development of a generation of American artists and designers through his teaching at the experimental Black Mountain College in North Carolina, and later at Yale University School of Art, where he was the chairman of the department of design from 1950–1958. Albers is widely known for his series of prints and paintings "Homages to the Square," which he created between 1950 and 1975. His influential volume on color theory The Interaction of Color was published in 1963.

Albers was born in Bottrop, Germany, and as a young man he studied art education, earning certification from the Königliche Kunstschule in Berlin in 1915. He entered the legendary Bauhaus school in Weimar in 1920. The Bauhaus had been established by Walter Gropius in 1919, in the immediate aftermath of World War I, with the hope that its innovative curriculum would foster connections between architecture, art, and traditional crafts. In 1923 Albers began teaching the Vorkurs, the introductory class in which new students learned to work with each of the key artists’ materials, along with color theory, composition, construction and design.

Albers was a polymath, and the multidisciplinary environment of the Bauhaus was fertile ground for his artistic ambitions. When the school moved from Weimar to Dessau in 1925, he became a full professor, and in addition to glass and metal, he designed typefaces and furniture. While at the Bauhaus, Albers drew inspiration from the work of his colleagues, the color theorist Johannes Itten, and the painter, photographer, and designer László Moholy-Nagy, with whom he co-taught the Vorkurs.

In 1933, the Bauhaus was shut down due to pressure from the Nazi Party, which perceived the school as being sympathetic to communist intellectuals. As Albers’ wife Anni was Jewish, the couple resolved to leave Germany, and settled in rural North Carolina. The architect Philip Johnson helped make arrangements for Albers to join the faculty of Black Mountain College as the head of the painting program, where he remained until 1949. While at Black Mountain, both Josef and Anni Albers became influential mentors to American artists including Ruth Asawa, Cy Twombly, and Robert Rauschenberg, while working alongside fellow professors Buckminster Fuller, John Cage, Merce Cunningham and William de Kooning.

In 1950, Albers joined the faculty of the Yale University School of Art where he would head the newly established Department of Design until his retirement in 1958. In the 1950s, the Alberses began taking trips to Mexico, where the colors and forms of the local art and architecture inspired both artists.

In 1971, Albers became the first living artist whose work was the subject of a solo retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Though they worked in different mediums, Josef and Anni Albers’ work shares a fascination with color and geometry. Josef Albers’ compositions from the "Homages to the Square" series, such as Formulation: Articulation Portfolio II Folder 28 (B), from 1972, give deceptively simple shapes a novel vibrance as colors play off of one another. The hues in Articulation Portfolio II Folder 28 (B) work in concert to give the flat surface the distinct appearance of a tunnel or other three-dimensional space; while the form on the left appears to move towards the viewer, the form on the right seems to lead directly into the canvas. Similarly, Anni Albers’ designs for textiles use graphic design to lend a sense of dynamism to flat works. Her Study for Unexecuted Wall Hanging (Bauhaus), from 1984 is a Mondrian-like pattern for a weaving in which different colors alternately recede and advance into the foreground, giving the image a sense of complexity and uncanny depth.

Josef Albers also created works of public art, including a delicate, geometric gold leaf mural called Two Structural Constellations for the lobby of the Corning Glass building in New York City in 1959. He designed a work called Two Portals for the lobby of the Time & Life Building in 1961, in which which and brown bands move towards two square panels made of bronze. Walter Gropius invited Albers to create a piece for the Pan Am Building, which he was designing with the architectural firm of Emery Roth & Sons. Albers reworked an existing glass piece from his Bauhaus days called City, and, fittingly, renamed it Manhattan.

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Artist: Josef Albers
Biconjugate: Vice Versa - P1, F10, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original silkscreens that are a definitive survey of the artist...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Josef Albers Art

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Biconjugate: Outdoor - P2, F23, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original silkscreens that are a definitive survey of the artist...
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Perceptual Ambiguity - P2, F26, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: untitled from Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper Edition: 1000 Paper Size: 15 x 20 inches (38.1 x ...
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Perceptual Ambiguity - P2, F25, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation", created by Josef Albers in 1972. In the portfolio, there were 127 screenprints, with only the colophon bearing Albers' signature and t...
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'Segments' — 1930s Geometric Abstraction
By Josef Albers
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Josef Albers, 'Segments', linoleum cut, 1934, edition 20, 25, plus proofs, Danilowitz 79. Signed, titled, dated, and annotated '(proof)' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression on...
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1930s Abstract Geometric Josef Albers Art

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'Interim' from the series 'Graphic Tectonics' —Mid-Century Geometric Abstraction
By Josef Albers
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Josef Albers, 'Interim' from the series 'Graphic Tectonics', zinc plate lithograph, 1942, edition 30, Danilowitz 101. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '3/30' in pencil. A fine imp...
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1940s Abstract Geometric Josef Albers Art

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Steps - P1, F1, I1, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers, German (1888 - 1976) Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 1, Image 1 from Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper Editi...
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Graphic Tectonic: Seclusion - P1, F33, I1, Abstract Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers, German (1888 - 1976) Title: Portfolio I, Folio 33 from Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Edition Size:1000 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol pa...
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1970s Op Art Josef Albers Art

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Monumental Linear Construction - P2, F21, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Portfolio 2, Folder 21, Image 2 from Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper Edition: 1000 Paper Size: ...
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Monumental Linear Construction - P2, F21, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Untitled from the Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) - Portfolio 2, Folder 10, Image 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Super...
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Prefatio, from the Graphic Tectonics Series
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Edition: 34. This impression is one of only two proofs printed on graph paper. Printed by Reinhard Schumann, Hickory, North Carolina. Reproduced in Formulation: Articulation (portfol...
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20th Century American Modern Josef Albers Art

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Variant - P2, F9, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers, German (1888 - 1976) Title: Variant, Portfolio 2, Folio 9 , Image 1 from the portfolio Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Edition size: 1000 Medium: Screenpri...
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Homage to the Square - P1, F23, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 23, Image 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper ...
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Repeated and Not Repeated- P1, F26, I1, Abstract Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 26, Image 1 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper ...
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Homage to the Square - P2, F17, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
A green and gray composition that features a more dimensional rendition of Albers' famous "Homage to the Square" series. The exterior ring of dark green flanks a window of gray befor...
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Challenging Confusion - P1, F13, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 13, Image 1 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper ...
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Homage to the Square - P1, F23, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Homage to the Square (double) from the Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol ...
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Variant - P2, F18, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Variant from the Formulation: Articulation portfolio Portfolio 2, Folder 18, Image 1 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper Edit...
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Wood Acting as Water - P2, F20, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Portfolio 2, Folder 20, Image 1 from Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper Edition: 1000 Paper Size: ...
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Problem in Linear Construction - P2, F10, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 2, Folder 10, Image 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper E...
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Variant - P1, F30, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Variant from the Formulation: Articulation portfolio Portfolio 1, Folder 30, Image 1 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper Edit...
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Challenging Confusion - P1, F13, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 13, Image 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper ...
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White Line Squares (Series II), XVI
By Josef Albers
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Josef Albers White Line Squares (Series II), XVI Lithograph 20 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. Edition of 125 Initialed in pencil, dated, num...
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1960s Bauhaus Josef Albers Art

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Lithograph

Bowers (Lauben) - P2, F11, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 2, Folder 11, Image 1 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper ...
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Biconjugate: Vice Versa - P1, F9, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 9, Image 1 from Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper Edition Size: 1...
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Movement in Gray - P2, F30, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Portfolio 2, Folder 30, Image 1 from Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper Edition: 1000 Image Size: ...
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Variant - P1, F30, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Variant from the Formulation: Articulation portfolio Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper Edition Size: 1000 Image Size: 9 x 1...
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Windows - P1, F21, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 21, Image 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper ...
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Variant - P1, F28, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers, German (1888 - 1976) Title: Variant, Portfolio I, Folio 28, Image 1 from the portfolio Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Edition size: 1000 Medium: Screenpri...
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Zig Zag - P1, F29, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 29, Image 1 from Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol pa...
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Variant VII, from Ten Variants
By Josef Albers
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Josef Albers Variant VII, from Ten Variants 1966 Screenprint on rives BFK paper 17 x 17 in. Edition of 200 Initialled in pencil, dated, numbered and titl...
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Formulation: Articulation 1981.524.1.1
By Josef Albers
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A print by Josef Albers. "Formulation: Articulation 1981.524.1.1" is a screen print, executed in shades of blue and depicting abstracted, folded papers, by Post War artist Josef Albe...
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1970s Post-War Josef Albers Art

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Variant II, from 10 variants
By Josef Albers
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Josef Albers Variant II, from 10 Variants 1966 Screenprint on rives BFK paper 17 x 17 in. Edition of 200 Initial in pencil, dated, numbered and titled Accomp...
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1960s Bauhaus Josef Albers Art

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Formulation : Articulation Portfolio I Folder 25 (A)
By Josef Albers
Located in White Plains, NY
A black, white, and grey silkscreen by Josef Albers from, "Articulation : Formulation," published by Harry N. Abrams, 1972, and printed by Ives - Still...
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1970s Abstract Josef Albers Art

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Formulation: Articulation (Diptych)
By Josef Albers
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract screen print diptych by Post War artist Josef Albers. This work is two prints framed together.
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1970s Post-War Josef Albers Art

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Screen

Formulation : Articulation, Portfolio II Folder 16 (A)
By Josef Albers
Located in White Plains, NY
A black, white, and grey silkscreen by Josef Albers from, "Articulation : Formulation," published by Harry N. Abrams, 1972, and printed by Ives - Still...
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1970s Abstract Josef Albers Art

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Bowers (Lauben) - P2, F11, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 2, Folder 11, Image 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper ...
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Z Prism - P2, F16, I1, Abstract Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 2, Folder 16, Image 1 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper ...
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Z Prism - P2, F16, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original silkscreens that are a definitive survey of the artist...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Josef Albers Art

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Screen

Formulation : Articulation, Portfolio II Folder 20 (B)
By Josef Albers
Located in White Plains, NY
A black, white, and grey silkscreen by Josef Albers from, "Articulation : Formulation," published by Harry N. Abrams, 1972, and printed by Ives - Still...
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1970s Abstract Josef Albers Art

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Biconjugate - P1, F27, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 27, Image 1 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper ...
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1970s Minimalist Josef Albers Art

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Biconjugate - P1, F27, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers Portfolio: Formulation: Articulation (Double Portfolio) Title: Portfolio 1, Folder 27, Image 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper E...
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Untitled
By Josef Albers
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract screen print by Post War artist Josef Albers. Signed lower right, "Albers '72". Editioned lower left, "LC 134/144".
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1970s Post-War Josef Albers Art

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Variant
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Josef Albers (German-American, b. 1888) From Josef Albers' 1972 portfolio 'Formulation: Articulation,' this print has geometric patterns layering hues of salmon, orange, blue, and bl...
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Formulation: Articulation, Portfolio II, Folder 25
By Josef Albers
Located in Saint Louis, MO
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976) "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 25 Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT. From the set of 12...
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WLS VIII
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Josef Albers was an American-German artist best known for his iconic color square paintings, also know as his Homage to the Square series. These works, along with his writings, are c...
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Lithograph

I-S LXXI b
By Josef Albers
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Josef Albers I-S LXXI b 1971 Screenprint 23 x 23 in. Edition of 125 Initialed in pencil, dated, numbered, and titled Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum ...
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SP III
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Sheet size: 24 1/8 x 24 1/8 inches Frame size: 26 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches Printer: Edition Domberger, Germany Publisher: Edition Domberger, Germany Edition: 125, plus proofs Catalogue r...
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MMA-1
By Josef Albers
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Josef Albers MMA-1 1970 Screenprint 24 7/16 x 24 3/8 in. Edition of 100 Initialed in pencil, dated, numbered and titled Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shi...
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Blue Reminding
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated A/66. Color Screenprint. Published by Yves-Sillman, Inc., New Haven. Sheet 1; x 17" Image 11 x 11.No 37/200 of an Edition of 200. Ref: HH 168.
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    Josef Albers is an artist associated with the Bauhaus movement who lived from 1888 to 1976. He developed an important color theory hypothesis and employed it in works like his "Homage to the Square" series. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Josef Albers art.
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    What inspired Josef Albers changed over the course of his life. During the Bauhaus period, his colleagues Johannes Itten and László Moholy-Nagy greatly influenced his work. In the 1950s, Albers and his wife, textile artist Anni Albers, frequently traveled to Mexico to draw inspiration from the local architecture and art. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Josef Albers art.
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    Josef Albers taught at more than one school during the course of his life. After a brief period of time as an elementary school teacher in Bottrop, Germany, he enrolled in the Bauhaus school and began teaching classes there within a few years. After moving to the U.S., he taught at Black Mountain College in North Carolina and the Yale University School of Art in Connecticut. Shop a range of Josef Albers art on 1stDibs.
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    Josef Albers's parents were Magdalena and Lorenz Albers. His father worked as a handyman, painting houses, performing repairs and doing carpentry jobs, and his mother came from a long line of blacksmiths. You'll find a variety of Josef Albers art on 1stDibs.
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    Josef Albers is known for his work as a painter, educator and writer. His work as an artist helped to define the modern period and advance color theory, changing the way future generations approached their own art. His "Homage to the Square" series contains his most famous pieces. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Josef Albers art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Josef Albers was born on March 19, 1888, in Bottrop, Germany. He would go on to become a leader of the modern art movement and to make huge strides in the area of color theory research. Shop a selection of Josef Albers art on 1stDibs.
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    To pronounce Josef Albers, say "JOW-suf ALL-burz." His first name is the German spelling of the English name Joseph and said in much the same way. His last name is also of German origin. On 1stDibs, find a range of Josef Albers art.
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    Josef Albers usually painted with a palette knife instead of a paintbrush, liking how the increased level of control allowed him to create sharp, well-defined lines. He rarely used a palette, normally applying paint right from the tube. Usually, he produced his pieces on Masonite board to add texture to the compositions. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Josef Albers art.
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    Over the course of his long career, Josef Albers painted in more than one movement. His early work fits the characteristics of Bauhaus artists, while his later compositions are in line with the features of geometric abstraction. Find a collection of Josef Albers art on 1stDibs.
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    Josef Albers used the same materials throughout his career. Usually, he preferred oil paints, which he applied with a palette knife instead of a brush. Much of his work appears on textured masonite board. Find a selection of Josef Albers art on 1stDibs.
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    Josef Albers framed his work in different ways throughout his career, but he is most well known for the compositions of his "Homage to the Square" series. These oil paintings featured bold squares in varying hues that demonstrated how colors impact one another. Albers framed the squares with mathematical precision, masterfully fusing geometry with art. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Josef Albers artistic expression.
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    Josef Albers's color theory holds that the only way to fully understand a single color is to view it alongside other colors. He believed that surrounding colors had the ability to change the perception of a hue, and he used his "Homage to the Square" series to demonstrate this. Find a variety of Josef Albers art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Josef Albers taught many subjects at the Bauhaus. When he began as a teacher, he oversaw the Vorkurs, the introductory course that reviewed composition, construction, design, color theory and other fundamentals. In later years, he became a full professor and expanded his course offerings. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Josef Albers art.
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    Josef Albers came to America in 1933 after the Nazis shuttered the Bauhaus. He and his wife, the textile artist Anni Albers, originally settled in North Carolina. During his time there, Albers taught at Black Mountain College. Shop a variety of Josef Albers art on 1stDibs.
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    Josef Albers went to more than one school during the course of his life. He attended the Königliche Kunstschule in Berlin and earned a teaching certification after he graduated in 1915. In 1920, he enrolled at the Bauhaus school. Within three years, he began teaching the introductory course at the institution. Shop a collection of Josef Albers art on 1stDibs.
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    No, Josef Albers's art is generally not considered fauve. Fauvism refers to an art movement that lasted from 1904 to around 1910 and included artists like Henri Matisse and André Derain. Although these artists' use of color likely influenced Josef Albers, historians associate him with the Bauhaus movement that lasted from 1919 to 1933. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Josef Albers art.
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    Josef Albers taught at the Yale University School of Art from 1950 until 1958. In addition to instructing classes, he served as the dean of the university's Department of Design. You can find a range of Josef Albers art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Josef Albers taught at an elementary school in the town of Bottrop, Germany, during the early 20th century. The name of the school is unknown. Albers would go on to teach at the Bauhaus and Yale University. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Josef Albers art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To get Josef Albers paintings appraised, search for certified art appraisers in your area who are knowledgeable about works from the modern period. You may be able to get a rough idea of the value from an online search, but a true determination of what a painting is worth requires a close inspection by a professional. On 1stDibs, find a collection of expertly vetted Josef Albers art.

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