Duo F by Josef Albers
Structural Constellation – Two Supraportes by Josef Albers
Untitled by Josef Albers
Homage to the Square: Apparition by Josef Albers
Homage to the Square: Stepped Foliage by Josef Albers

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About Josef Albers

German · 1888–1976

fleeing the Nazis with his Jewish wife, teaching Rauschenberg and Twombly at Black Mountain, and painting nested squares of colour for the rest of his life

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Museums38
Countries9
Most worksYale University Art Gallery, Yale University Art Gallery Swartwout Building · 75 works
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Hand-finished archival prints from Josef Albers's body of work.

Park near Lu - Paul Klee - Poster Park near Lu - Paul Klee From £28.00 Variant/Adobe: Southern Climate - Josef Albers - Poster Variant/Adobe: Southern Climate - Josef Albers From £28.00 Adobe (Variant): Luminous Day - Josef Albers - Poster Adobe (Variant): Luminous Day - Josef Albers From £28.00 Homage to the Square (La Tehuana) - Josef Albers - Poster Homage to the Square (La Tehuana) - Josef Albers From £28.00 Homage to the Square: Autumn Climax - Josef Albers - Poster Homage to the Square: Autumn Climax - Josef Albers From £37.00 Proto-Form (B) - Josef Albers - Poster Proto-Form (B) - Josef Albers From £37.00 Untitled Abstraction VIII - Josef Albers - Poster Untitled Abstraction VIII - Josef Albers From £28.00 Structural Constellation VI - Josef Albers - Poster Structural Constellation VI - Josef Albers From £28.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where did Josef Albers teach?
    Josef Albers taught at the Bauhaus, where he developed Vorkurs, an introduction to design. After moving to the United States, he headed the art department at Black Mountain College.
  • Where did Josef Albers live?
    Josef Albers was born in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany. He later moved to the United States and headed the art department at Black Mountain College.
  • Where was Josef Albers from?
    Josef Albers was Germany, born in 1888[7] and died in 1976[7].
  • When did Josef Albers move to america?
    Josef Albers moved to the United States in 1933[7] after the closing of the Bauhaus.
  • Who is Josef Albers?
    Josef Albers was born in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany in 1888[7]. He studied art in various cities before becoming a professor at the Bauhaus.
  • What was Josef Albers color theory?
    One passage mentions that Josef Albers developed Vorkurs, an introduction to design based on the study of colour, texture, form, and line. However, there is no further information about his colour theory.
  • What did Josef Albers do?
    Josef Albers studied art and became a professor at the Bauhaus. He also headed the art department at Black Mountain College after moving to the United States.
  • What is Josef Albers known for?
    Josef Albers is known for his series 'Homage to the Square', which he worked on from 1950[7] onwards. He determined two formats and settled on the alignment of squares within a vertical symmetrical axis, creating a large series of oil paintings.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Josef Albers's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Hungarian National Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Cleveland Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Whitney Museum of American Art Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] wikipedia Wikipedia: Josef Albers Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book guggenheim-futurismmodernfo00solo Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
  10. [10] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.

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