Object Details
- Artist
- Josef Albers, American, b. Bottrop, Germany, 1888–1976
- Provenance
- The artist, Black Mountain College, North Carolina, 1938-New Haven, Connecticut, 1968 (via Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, 30 July 1968)
- Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 30 July 1968-1974
- Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1974
- Exhibition History
- ARTIST'S GALLERY, New York. "Josef Albers," 6-31 December 1938, no. 12 (lent by the artist).
- NEW ART CIRCLE, New York. "Josef Albers," 2-17 January 1945, no. 4.
- MEMPHIS ACADEMY OF ARTS. "Twenty-Five Paintings by Josef Albers," 15-28 January 1947, no. 11.
- CALIFORNIA PALACE OF THE LEGION OF HONOR, San Francisco. "Josef Albers," September 1947.
- CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM. "Albers," 27 October-22 November 1949, no. 5 (lent by the artist).
- ALLEN R. HITE ART INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE. "Josef Albers," 17 April-27 May 1950, no. 2, cover ill.
- ALEXANDRIA STUDIO GROTTO (location unknown). "Josef Albers," May 1951, no. 11.
- WADSWORTH ATHENEUM, Hartford. "Josef & Anni Albers," 8 July-2 August 1953, no. 11.
- YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, New Haven, Connecticut. "Josef Albers," 25 April-18 June 1956, no. 18, fig. 28; pp. 26, 47.
- NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART, Raleigh. "Josef Albers," 3 February-11 March 1962, no. 1 (signed LR: "A" dated 1938; lent by the artist, New Haven, 18 x 18 inches).
- WASHINGTON GALLERY OF MODERN ART, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: The American Years," 30 October-31 December 1965, no. 15. Tour: ISSAC DELGADO MUSEUM OF ART, New Orleans, 23 January 1966-27 February; SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, 2-26 June; ART GALLERY, University of California, Santa Barbara, 8 July-7 September; ROSE ART MUSEUM, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 23 September-29 October.
- ART MUSEUM, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, New Jersey. "Josef Albers: Paintings and Graphics 1917-1970," 5-26 January 1971, no. 4, p. 12.
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, New York. "Geometric Abstraction of the 1930's," 5 November-3 December 1972, no. 1. Tour: BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, Youngstown, Ohio, 25 February 1973-18 March.
- HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 27 September 1979-23 March 1980, no cat.
- ANTIGUO COLEGIO DE SAN ILDEFONSO, Mexico City, "Anni and Josef Albers: Latin American Journeys," 6 November 2007-23 April 2008.
- HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration," 13 February-11 April 2010, no cat.
- FUNDACION JUAN MARCH, Madrid. "Josef Albers: Minimal Means, Maximum Effect," 28 March-6 July 2014, no. 22, color ill. pg. 69.
- VILLA HUGEL, Essen, Germany. "Josef Albers: Interaction," 16 June-7 October 2018, cat.
- Published References
- SEUPHOR, MICHEL. L'Art Abstrait (Paris: Maeght, 1950), ill. (upside down).
- GOMRINGER, EUGEN. Josef Albers (New York: Wittenborn, 1968), pp. 63-64, colorpl. p. 72.
- UNSIGNED. "Josef Albers on Tour," The New Republic (21 September 1965), p. 34.
- FINKELSTEIN, IRVING. The Life and Art of Josef Albers (New York University, Ph.D., 1967), vol. 1, pp. 125-127, fig. 95 (as 1938, 18 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches, collection of the artist).
- UNSIGNED. Art Museum, Princeton University, New Jersey, Newsletter (January 1971), ill. of installation with work in foreground.
- Credit Line
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1974
- 1938
- Accession Number
- 74.9
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on fiberboard
- Dimensions
- 18 1/8 × 18 1/8 in. (46 × 46 cm)
- See more items in
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
- School
- Geometric Abstraction
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Record ID
- hmsg_74.9
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py26d6f20e8-c84f-475a-99d5-0457642ff0f6
