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Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Silent Gray, 1955, oil on Masonite© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Homage to the Square: Silent Gray

Josef Albers (German, 1888–1976) · 1955

$1,316,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £1,025,481≈ €1,195,711

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on Masonite”
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Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed with the artist's monogram and dated "A 55" lower right; further signed, titled and dated "Homage to the Square: "Silent Gray" Albers 1955" on the revers · Josef Albers signature
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
32 x 32 in. (81.3 x 81.3 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010819)
Date
November 13, 2019
Location
New York
Lot
138
Estimate
$400,000 – $600,000 (≈ £311,696 – £467,545) (≈ €363,438 – €545,157)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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