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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 XVI (from the White Line Squares Series II) by Josef Albers, 1966, lithograph in colors on Arches Cover, sold May 2024
    WLS XVI (from the White Line Squares Series II), 1966
    Lithograph · Paper
    15⅝ h x 15⅝ w in (40 x 40 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 255
    $3,780≈ £2,995≈ €3,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Variant VIII (From Ten Variants),1966. Colored silkscreen. Monogrammed, dated '66 by Josef Albers, Colored silkscreen, sold May 2024
    Variant VIII (From Ten Variants),1966. Colored silkscreen. Monogrammed, dated '66
    Screenprint · ed. 159/200
    Sight Size: 11.50" h x 12.50" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 68
    $2,200≈ £1,749≈ €2,048HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  3. Easter by Josef Albers, 1965, Farbserigrafie auf leichtem Karton, sold Apr 2024
    Easter, 1965
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 25/50
    28 x 28cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 31
    €3,168≈ $3,385≈ £2,723Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Van Ham ↗
  4. SP-J by Josef Albers, 1971, screenprint in colors on Mohawk Superfine Bristol, sold Feb 2024
    SP-J, 1971
    Screenprint
    12⅝ h x 12⅝ w in (32 x 32 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 181
    $4,410≈ £3,510≈ €4,116Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Blue Reminding by Josef Albers, 1966, Farbserigrafie auf Mohawk Superfine Bristol, sold Jan 2024
    Blue Reminding, 1966
    Screenprint · ed. 163/200
    28 x 28cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 20
    €3,960≈ $4,307≈ £3,399Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Van Ham ↗
  6. Allegro by Josef Albers, 1961, Farbserigrafie auf Mohawk Superfine Bristol, sold Jan 2024
    Allegro, 1961
    Screenprint · ed. 51/300
    23 x 23cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 21
    €3,564≈ $3,877≈ £3,059Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Van Ham ↗
  7. Tuscany by Josef Albers, 1966, Farbserigrafie auf leichtem Karton, sold Jan 2024
    Tuscany, 1966
    Screenprint · ed. 130/200
    28 x 28cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 22
    €3,696≈ $4,020≈ £3,172Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Van Ham ↗
  8. Pompeian by Josef Albers, 1965, Farbserigrafie auf Mohawk Superfine Bristol, sold Jan 2024
    Pompeian, 1965
    Screenprint · ed. 54/150
    28 x 28cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 23
    €2,112≈ $2,297≈ £1,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Van Ham ↗
  9. Rare Echo by Josef Albers, 1965, Farbserigrafie auf Mohawk Superfine Bristol, sold Jan 2024
    Rare Echo, 1965
    Screenprint · ed. 73/150
    28 x 28cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 24
    €2,640≈ $2,872≈ £2,266Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  10. ADV by Josef Albers, 1969, Farbserigrafie auf Velin, sold Jan 2024
    ADV, 1969
    Screenprint
    35 × 35,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1531
    €3,048≈ $3,329≈ £2,620Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
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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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