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Josef Albers Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1888–1976

Of the 51 lots by Josef Albers (paintings) recorded at auction between 2004 and 2026, 49 found a buyer (96%). Half of the priced sales fell between $220kSign up free to see and $521kSign up free to see, with a median of $339kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Homage to the Square: Silent Gray, sold at Phillips in November 2019 for $1.3MSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (23), Lempertz (8) and Ketterer Kunst (8).

$1,316,000≈ £1,025,481≈ €1,195,711Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumHomage to the Square: Silent GrayPhillips51auction results2004–2026years recorded96%sold$339kSign up free to seemedian price

Josef Albers paintings: key figures

Auction results
51
Sold rate
96%
Active at auction
2004–2026
Median price
$339kSign up free to see
Record price
$1.3MSign up free to see Homage to the Square: Silent Gray, Phillips, Nov 2019

Top auction houses: Phillips (23), Lempertz (8), Ketterer Kunst (8)

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  1. Study to Homage to the Square: "Elected" by Josef Albers, Öl auf Masonit, sold Jun 2006
    Study to Homage to the Square: "Elected"
    Oil
    45 x 45 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1
    €130,900≈ $167,748≈ £89,907Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €45,000–50,000View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Study to Homage to the Square: "Lighting up" by Josef Albers, Öl auf Hartfaserplatte, sold Dec 2005
    Study to Homage to the Square: "Lighting up"
    Oil
    41 x 41 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1
    €238,000≈ $278,389≈ £161,235Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–35,000View at Lempertz ↗
  3. Gray Instrumentation II by Josef Albers, 1975, Portfolio, sold Dec 2004
    Gray Instrumentation II, 1975
    Oil
    28 x 28 cm (11 x 11 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 335
    €15,210≈ $20,467≈ £10,504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €9,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

Other media by Josef Albers

Works on PaperPrintsPhotographsOil PaintingsWatercolorsDrawingsEngravingsLithographsScreenprintsWoodcuts & LinocutsMultiples

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