Josef Albers
German · 1888–1976 · Painter, Printmaker
Josef Albers was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the United States. Born in 1888 in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Homage to the Square: Silent GrayPhillips · $1,316,000≈ £1,025,481≈ €1,195,711Sign up to see
Study for Homage to the Square: BrightPhillips · $844,550≈ £674,776≈ €776,169Sign up to see
Homage to the SquarePhillips · £609,600≈ $742,371≈ €705,408Sign up to see
Josef Albers’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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ArtSell has recorded 719 auction results for Josef Albers between 2001 and 2026, of which 696 sold (97%). A further 52 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $50Sign up free to see to $1.3MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.3MSign up free to see for Homage to the Square: Silent Gray at Phillips in November 2019. The most common medium is screenprints (472 lots). Most results come from Phillips (174), Rago Auctions (110) and Van Ham (86).
734 results · page 1 of 19
- $350≈ £262≈ €305Sign up free to see
- Easter, 1965€4,902≈ $5,682≈ £4,211Sign up free to see
- $12,160≈ £8,994≈ €10,468Sign up free to see
- DR-a (D. 180), 1968£10,320≈ $13,929≈ €11,992Sign up free to see
- DR-b (D. 181), 1968£4,902≈ $6,616≈ €5,696Sign up free to see
- I-S b (D. 185), 1968£2,322≈ $3,134≈ €2,698Sign up free to see
- I-S LXXIIIa (D. 218), 1973£4,128≈ $5,572≈ €4,797Sign up free to see
- $2,048≈ £1,503≈ €1,753Sign up free to see
- $532≈ £393≈ €460Sign up free to see
- $1,408≈ £1,040≈ €1,217Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (52)
Lots by Josef Albers that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Josef Albers: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Josef Albers at auction?
$1,316,000Sign up free to see, for Homage to the Square: Silent Gray at Phillips (November 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Josef Albers?
The median sale price is $4.7kSign up free to see across 696 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Josef Albers have sold at auction?
696 of 719 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026. 52 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Josef Albers?
Phillips, Rago Auctions and Van Ham account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Rago Auctions · Van Ham
Josef Albers signature
344 catalogued lots by Josef Albers record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (81% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Inscribed and dated ‘I-S k hc 31/35' lower left; signed with the artist’s signature and dated ‘’73’ lower right
— Homage to the Square I-S K, Phillips, May 20, 2026Monogrammiert und datiert unten rechts (in die nasse Farbe eingeritzt): A69. Betitelt, signiert und datiert verso oben rechts: Study for Homage to the Square "Morning Sight" Albers 1969. Hier zudem mi
— Study for Homage to the Square "Morning Sight", Van Ham, Dec 3, 2025Incised with the artist's monogram and date "A 63" lower right; signed, titled, variously inscribed and dated "Study for Homage to the Square "Ripening" Albers
— Study for Homage to the Square: Ripening, Phillips, Nov 21, 2025
About Josef Albers
Josef Albers was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the United States. Born in 1888 in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany, into a Roman Catholic family with a background in craftsmanship, Albers received practical training in diverse skills like engraving glass, plumbing, and wiring during his childhood. He later worked as a schoolteacher from 1908 to 1913 and received his first public commission in 1918 and moved to Munich in 1919.
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