Lot 142
- 142
Josef Albers
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Josef Albers
- Study to Homage to the Square: Protected Blue
- signed with the artist's monogram and dated 57; signed, titled and dated 1957 on the reverse
- oil on Masonite
- 31 7/8 by 31 7/8 in. 81 by 81 cm.
Provenance
Galerie Denise René, Paris
Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York
Private Collection
Christie's, London, 12 February 2010, Lot 201
Richard Green Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011
Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York
Private Collection
Christie's, London, 12 February 2010, Lot 201
Richard Green Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011
Exhibited
Freiburg im Breisgau, Kunstverein Freiburg im Breisgau, Josef Albers. Zum 70. Geburtstag, March - April 1958, cat. no. 80
Berlin, Amerika Haus, Akademie der Künste, Josef Albers, May 1958, cat. no. 43
Zurich, Galerie Suzanne Bollag, Josef Albers, January 1960, cat. no. 48
Berlin, Amerika Haus, Akademie der Künste, Josef Albers, May 1958, cat. no. 43
Zurich, Galerie Suzanne Bollag, Josef Albers, January 1960, cat. no. 48
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of a light surface soiling in the white margins. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under very close inspection, a minor small and unobtrusive drip accretion is visible in the lower right corner of the outer green band. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there are a few scattered spots in the central blue square, one at the bottom of the inner red square, one at the top and one at the lower left corner of the outer green band that fluoresce darkly and appear to have benefitted from light restoration. Framed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"All perception of color is deceiving, we don’t see colors as they really are. We may perceive two different colors to look alike, or two equal colors to look different. Or opaque ones to appear translucent…This game of colors—the change of identity—is the object of my study."
Josef Albers
Josef Albers