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Josef Albers

Bottrop 1888 – 1976 New Haven, Connecticut

„Homage to the Square: Black in Deep Brown + Deep Red“. 1958

Oil on masonite. 40,5 × 40,5 cm (16 × 16 in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Josef Albers. „Homage to the Square: Black in Deep Brown + Deep Red“. 1958.

Estimate:

EUR 60,000

 

- 80,000

USD 67,500

 

- 90,000

Sold for:

77,500 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn Auctions 247-254

Contemporary Art, Friday, 27.11.2015

Information

Oil on masonite. 40,5 × 40,5 cm (16 × 16 in.). Monogrammed and dated lower right: A58. Inscribed, signed and dated with pen and black India ink on the reverse, including technical information regarding the production process: Squares: „Black in Deep Brown + Deep Red“ Albers 1958. There, too, a label of Galerie Schlégl, Zurich. Retouching. Framed

Collection Branco Weiss, Zurich / Galerie Schlégl, Zurich / Private collection, Switzerland (acquired in 1988)

With a confirmation from the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut, dated 4 November 2015. The work is registered under the archive number 1958.1.89.

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