LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on masonite

Measurements:

32.01 in. (81.30 cm.) (height) by 32.01 in. (81.30 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed with the artist's monogram and dated 57; signed, titled, dated 1957 and variously inscribed on the reverse

Exhibited:

Washington D.C., The Phillips Collection, . Paintings by Josef Albers , January - February 1962. Essen, Museum Folkwang, Josef Albers , February - March 1963, no. 7 . Copenhagen, Galerie Hybler, Josef Albers , October 1963 . Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Amerikansk Kunst 1950-70 , 1971, no. 2

Provenance:

Sidney Janis Gallery, New York. Galerie Hybler, Copenhagen . Private Collection, Denmark (acquired from the above in 1964) . Private Collection, Denmark (by descent from the above) . Sotheby's, London, 7 February 2007, Lot 31 (consigned by the above) . Acquired from the above by the present owner