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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777lots offered2001–2026years recorded97%sold (702)$4.6kSign 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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Average price

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median $4.6kfree account

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Lots sold

702

of 725 offered · 2001–2026

Sell-through

97%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

Showing 561 of 700 priced sales (evenly sampled; every year’s high and low included). Medians use all sales.

15 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

52 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

Medium	Offered	Sold	Sell-through	Average	Median	High
Paintings	51	49	96%	$389kSign up	$339kSign up	$1.3MSign up
Oil	51	49	96%	$389kSign up	$339kSign up	$1.3MSign up
Works on paper	33	33	100%	$12.9kSign up	$3.8kSign up	$98.5kSign up
Watercolor	16	16	100%	$5.9kSign up	$1.3kSign up	$61.5kSign up
Gouache	2	2	100%	$37kSign up	$37kSign up	$40.3kSign up
Drawing	9	9	100%	$8kSign up	$5.8kSign up	$23.8kSign up
Prints & multiples	595	577	97%	$9.3kSign up	$4.4kSign up	$243kSign up
Etching	1	1	100%	$31.1kSign up	$31.1kSign up	$31.1kSign up
Engraving	4	4	100%	$8.3kSign up	$7.3kSign up	$14.2kSign up
Drypoint	2	2	100%	$7.5kSign up	$7.5kSign up	$10kSign up
Lithograph	82	78	95%	$5.3kSign up	$4.4kSign up	$21.3kSign up
Screenprint	478	464	97%	$9.9kSign up	$4.3kSign up	$243kSign up
Woodcut / linocut	7	7	100%	$6.5kSign up	$5.6kSign up	$14kSign up
Print (other)	16	16	100%	$3.7kSign up	$1.7kSign up	$27.5kSign up
Multiple	5	5	100%	$42.4kSign up	$8.8kSign up	$125kSign up
Photography	4	4	100%	$8.2kSign up	$4kSign up	$22.5kSign up
Photograph	4	4	100%	$8.2kSign up	$4kSign up	$22.5kSign up
Other	42	39	93%	$15kSign up	$3.3kSign up	$385kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

Year	Offered	Sold	Median
2026	39	35	$4.5kSign up
2025	78	74	$4.4kSign up
2024	52	51	$4kSign up
2023	67	63	$5.8kSign up
2022	60	58	$4kSign up
2021	40	40	$4.3kSign up
2020	48	47	$3kSign up
2019	62	62	$5kSign up
2018	65	62	$8.3kSign up
2017	52	51	$4.8kSign up
2016	35	35	$6.3kSign up
2015	20	20	$6.9kSign up
2014	13	13	$3.8kSign up
2013	14	12	$4.5kSign up
2012	8	8	$1.8kSign up
2011	8	8	$2.4kSign up
2010	11	10	$8kSign up
2009	9	9	$2.4kSign up
2008	7	7	$3.2kSign up
2007	13	13	$2.8kSign up
2006	6	6	$77kSign up
2005	8	8	$2.2kSign up
2004	3	3	$20.5kSign up
2003	1	1	$677Sign up
2002	5	5	$1.7kSign up
2001	1	1	$2kSign up