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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)

$1,316,000≈ £1,025,481≈ €1,195,711Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumHomage to the Square: Silent GrayPhillips787lots offered2001–2026years recorded97%sold (712)$4.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Homage to the Square: Silent Gray by Josef Albers, 1955, oil on Masonite, sold Nov 2019Homage to the Square: Silent GrayPhillips · $1,316,000≈ £1,025,481≈ €1,195,711Sign up to see
  2. Study for Homage to the Square: Bright by Josef Albers, 1962, oil on Masonite, sold May 2023Study for Homage to the Square: BrightPhillips · $844,550≈ £674,776≈ €776,169Sign up to see
  3. Homage to the Square by Josef Albers, 1962, oil on Masonite, sold Oct 2023Homage to the SquarePhillips · £609,600≈ $742,371≈ €705,408Sign up to see

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  1. Fenced by Josef Albers, 1944, Linocut, on L. L. Brown Paper Company Linen Ledger paper, with full margins, sold Jul 2020
    Fenced, 1944
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    I. 9 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (25.1 x 31.1 cm) S. 12 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (31.4 x 39.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 129
    $9,375≈ £7,348≈ €8,076Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Gray Instrumentation Ib; Ii; and Ij, from Gray Instrumentation I portfolio by Josef Albers, 1974, Three screenprints in colors, on Arches 88 mould-made paper, with full margins, sold Jul 2020
    Gray Instrumentation Ib; Ii; and Ij, from Gray Instrumentation I portfolio, 1974
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 1/36
    all I. 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm) all S. 19 x 19 in. (48.3 x 48.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 130
    $18,750≈ £14,697≈ €16,153Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. WLS VII, from White Line Squares (Series I) by Josef Albers, 1966, Lithograph in colors, on Arches Cover paper, with full margins, sold Jul 2020
    WLS VII, from White Line Squares (Series I), 1966
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 57/125
    I. 15 5/8 x 15 5/8 in. (39.7 x 39.7 cm) S. 20 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (52.7 x 52.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 131
    $5,625≈ £4,409≈ €4,846Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Homage to the Square by Josef Albers, 1962, Oil on fiberboard with canvas structure, sold Jul 2020
    Homage to the Square, 1962
    Oil · Canvas
    45.5 x 45.5 cm (17.9 x 17.9 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 230
    €187,500≈ $214,275≈ £170,778Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €150,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  5. Structural Constellation by Josef Albers, 1957, engraved vinylite, sold Jul 2020
    Structural Constellation, 1957
    Multiple
    6½ h x 8½ w in (17 x 22 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 114
    $6,875≈ £5,434≈ €6,062Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  6. Structural Constellation by Josef Albers, 1958, engraved vinylite, sold Jul 2020
    Structural Constellation, 1958
    Multiple
    5 h x 6¾ w in (13 x 17 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 115
    $8,750≈ £6,916≈ €7,715Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  7. Structural Constellation by Josef Albers, engraved vinylite, sold Jul 2020
    Structural Constellation
    Multiple
    7¾ h x 10¼ w in (20 x 26 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 116
    $8,750≈ £6,916≈ €7,715Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  8. Homage to the Square“ (Edition Keller I) by Josef Albers, 1970, Original-Leinenkassette mit 10 Farbserigrafien, jeweils auf Velin sowie mit Titelblatt, Impressum und Einführungstext, sold Jul 2020
    Homage to the Square“ (Edition Keller I), 1970
    Screenprint
    35 × 35 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 7
    €87,500≈ $99,243≈ £78,446Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €70,000–90,000View at Grisebach ↗
  9. "SP - IV" by Josef Albers, 1967, Farbserigrafie auf Schoellershammer Karton, sold Jun 2020
    "SP - IV", 1967
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 58/125
    49,5 x 49,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 591
    €9,669≈ $10,860≈ £8,649Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Van Ham ↗
  10. "SP - XI" by Josef Albers, 1967, Farbserigrafie auf Schoellershammer Karton, sold Jun 2020
    "SP - XI", 1967
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 58/125
    49,5 x 49,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 592
    €7,438≈ $8,354≈ £6,653Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Van Ham ↗
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Josef Albers signature

356 catalogued lots by Josef Albers record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (82% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right40
  • in the margin4
  • along the bottom3
  • on the reverse2

Form

  • signed172
  • monogrammed106
  • initialled53
  • signed and dated18
  • signed in pencil7
  • 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, 2026
  • Monogrammiert 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, 2025
  • Incised 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

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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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