Lot 22

Work is in very good condition with no faults to report
Colours are bold, vibrant and true to original state
One or two very light creases on paper upper left hand side margin - noticeable close up only
Work is housed in a slim metalic frame (most likely original)
Natural light wave throughout paper indicates that the paper has not been glued down to backboard. Please note: This item has been inspected from outside of the frame
Ready to hang


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South Yarra Art Gallery, Melbourne (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne

In 1920, Josef Albers enrolled at the Bauhaus, and it was here that he developed and refined his interest in the contrasting effects of color. He began working on his signature series in 1950, the Homage to the Square, and until his death in 1976, he produced hundreds of variations on the basic compositional scheme. Using this technique, of three or four squares positioned inside each other, he experimented with the experience of color, and the effects that colors have on one another - the illusion of flat planes of color advancing or receding in space.

© Josef Albers/Copyright Agency, 2019