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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$1,316,000≈ £1,025,481≈ €1,195,711Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumHomage to the Square: Silent GrayPhillips2019782lots offered2001–2026years recorded97%sold (707)$4.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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Homage to the Square: Silent GrayPhillips · Nov 2019$1,316,000≈ £1,025,481≈ €1,195,711Sign up to see
Study for Homage to the Square: BrightPhillips · May 2023$844,550≈ £674,776≈ €776,169Sign up to see
Homage to the SquarePhillips · Oct 2023£609,600≈ $742,371≈ €705,408Sign up to see

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ELC 2-D, from Embossed Linear Constructions (G. 141, D. 186.8), 1969
Watercolor · Paper · ed. PP
I. 8 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (22.2 x 52.7 cm) S. 20 1/8 x 26 1/8 in. (51.1 x 66.4 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 186
$2,268≈ £1,742≈ €2,099Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
Untitled
Screenprint · ed. 10/100
Sworders · Apr 5, 2022 · Lot 239
£6,500≈ $8,540≈ €7,785HammerSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Sworders ↗
White Line Square III (from White Line Squares)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 25, 2022 · Lot 109
SoldView at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
White Line Square VIII (from White Line Squares)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 25, 2022 · Lot 111
SoldView at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Allegro, 1961
Screenprint · Board · ed. 102/300
23 x 23cm
Van Ham · Mar 2, 2022 · Lot 5
€4,356≈ $4,838≈ £3,629Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Van Ham ↗
Edition Olympia, 1970/72
Screenprint · Board · ed. 26/200
84 x 61cm
Van Ham · Mar 2, 2022 · Lot 6
€1,980≈ $2,199≈ £1,650Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Van Ham ↗
I-S Va 5 (from the Six Variants series), 1969
Screenprint
24¾ h x 28½ w in (63 x 72 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022 · Lot 135
$5,625≈ £4,206≈ €5,039Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
I-S Va 6 (from the Six Variants series), 1969
Screenprint · Paper
25¾ h x 26⅝ w in (65 x 68 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022 · Lot 137
$5,000≈ £3,738≈ €4,479Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
MM Variant, 1968
Screenprint
19 h x 22 w in (48 x 56 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022 · Lot 139
$3,750≈ £2,804≈ €3,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Folio II Folder 27 (from the Formulation : Articulation portfolio), 1972
Screenprint
6⅞ h x 6⅞ w in (17 x 17 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022 · Lot 181
$3,500≈ £2,617≈ €3,135Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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Josef Albers signature

355 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 right39
in the margin4
along the bottom3
on the reverse2

Form

signed171
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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