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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 GrayPhillips779lots offered2001–2026years recorded97%sold (704)$4.6kSign 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. WLS IV (from the White Line Squares, Series II portfolio) by Josef Albers, 1966, lithograph in colors on Arches, sold Dec 2024
    WLS IV (from the White Line Squares, Series II portfolio), 1966
    Lithograph · Paper
    15¾ h x 15¾ w in (40 x 40 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 219
    $4,032≈ £3,170≈ €3,841Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗
  2. I-S d by Josef Albers, 1969, screenprint in colors on German Etching, sold Dec 2024
    I-S d, 1969
    Screenprint
    13¾ h x 13¾ w in (35 x 35 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 220
    $2,142≈ £1,684≈ €2,041Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  3. Formulation : Articulation by Josef Albers, 1972, screenprint in colors on Mohawk Superfine Bristol, sold Dec 2024
    Formulation : Articulation, 1972
    Screenprint
    15 h x 40 w in (38 x 102 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 221
    $8,190≈ £6,439≈ €7,803Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Wright ↗
  4. Two works from the Day + Night: Homage to the Square portfolio by Josef Albers, 1963, lithograph in colors, sold Dec 2024
    Two works from the Day + Night: Homage to the Square portfolio, 1963
    Lithograph
    15⅝ h x 15⅝ w in (40 x 40 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 222
    $3,780≈ £2,972≈ €3,601Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  5. Diskant VII, aus Varianten des Themas A by Josef Albers, 1932, Gouache over pencil, sold Dec 2024
    Diskant VII, aus Varianten des Themas A, 1932
    Gouache
    49 x 33.5 cm (19.2 x 13.1 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 312
    €38,100≈ $40,314≈ £31,567Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  6. SP XII by Josef Albers, 1967, Colour screenprint on card, sold Nov 2024
    SP XII, 1967
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 7/125
    61.5 x 61.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 348
    €6,300≈ $6,654≈ £5,242Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. MM2 by Josef Albers, 1961, ink on Strathmore, sold Nov 2024
    MM2, 1961
    Drawing
    12½ h x 16 w in (32 x 41 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 155
    $11,340≈ £8,899≈ €10,669Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Four works by Josef Albers, screenprint in colors; screenprint, sold Nov 2024
    Four works
    Screenprint
    15 h x 40 w in (38 x 102 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 102
    $945≈ £729≈ €868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Formulation: Articulation I und II by Josef Albers, 1972, sold Oct 2024
    Formulation: Articulation I und II, 1972
    38,5 x 101,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 12
    €10,560≈ $11,421≈ £8,810Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  10. Tuscany by Josef Albers, 1966, Farbserigrafie auf leichtem Karton, sold Oct 2024
    Tuscany, 1966
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 72/200
    28 x 28cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 40
    €2,904≈ $3,141≈ £2,423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Van Ham ↗
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Josef Albers signature

351 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

  • lower right38
  • in the margin4
  • along the bottom3
  • on the reverse2

Form

  • signed169
  • monogrammed106
  • initialled53
  • signed and dated16
  • 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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