Josef Albers

German | 1888 - 1976

Josef Albers was a German Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1888. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. Numerous key galleries and museums such as National Gallery of Australia have featured Josef Albers's work in the past.Josef Albers's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 20 USD to 3,004,702 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,004,702 USD for HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: TEMPERATE, sold at Sotheby's London in 2017. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 262,045 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 17,574 USD.Josef Albers has been featured in articles for WHITEWALL, e-flux and Observer. The most recent article is Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometric Abstraction in the 20th century written for Apollo in February 2025. The artist died in 1976.

Artist's alternative names: Joseph Albers

Featured for Sale

Portfolio Folder

By Josef Albers

Georg Rehm Auction House

Light Green Front ,1959

By Josef Albers

Christie's New York

WLS XVI (from the White Line Squares, Series II portfolio ,1966

By Josef Albers

Wright

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Homage to the Square: Influence - Josef Albers

Homage to the Square: Influence ,1964

By Josef Albers

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Homage to the Square: Joy

By Josef Albers

+87%

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Homage to the Square in Green Frames - Josef Albers

Homage to the Square in Green Frames ,1963

By Josef Albers

+94%

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Upcoming Lots

JOSEF ALBERS ,1888

By Josef Albers

Leipzig Auction House

SKYSCRAPERS - P1 ,1972

By Josef Albers

Ro Gallery

Study to Homage to the Square: Consonant, 1957 - Josef Albers

Study to Homage to the Square: Consonant, 1957 ,1957

By Josef Albers

Phillips London

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

WLS XVI (from the White Line Squares, Series II portfolio - Josef Albers

WLS XVI (from the White Line Squares, Series II portfolio ,1966

By Josef Albers

Wright

SP (Homage to the Square) - Josef Albers

SP (Homage to the Square) ,1967

By Josef Albers

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Recent Auction Results

Formulation Articulation #F - Josef Albers

Formulation Articulation #F ,1972

By Josef Albers

Yann le Mouel

OLYMPISCHE SPIELEN MUENCHEN - Josef Albers

OLYMPISCHE SPIELEN MUENCHEN ,1972

By Josef Albers

Ro Gallery

Für Münster 20/4-2/6 ,1976

By Josef Albers

+87%

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Döbritz

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Current Exhibitions

Louisiana Visits Franz Gertsch: Post-War And Contemporary Art In Dialogue

Museum Franz Gertsch

Burgdorf | Switzerland

Sep 21,2024 - Mar 02,2025

Between Light and Shadow

Ruiz-Healy Art, New York

Upper East Side | New York | USA

Feb 06,2025 - Mar 14,2025

1960s Hard Edge and Op Art: Tribute to The Responsive Eye

Mobile Museum of Art

Mobile | Alabama | USA

Oct 29,2024 - Apr 12,2025

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Articles

Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometric Abstraction in the 20th century

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Coverage

“ .. Josef Albers (1888–1976) is best known for his work as an abstract painter, theorist and lecturer on art... ”
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Henie Onstad Art Center

“ ..Best known for his iconic series Homages to the Square, Albers made paintings, drawings, and prints and designed furniture and typography... ”
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MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art

“ .. Josef Albers was an American-German artist best known for his iconic color square series, Homage to the Square, which he began in 1949 and major contributions to color theory... ”
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The Grace Museum

“ .. Josef Albers (1888–1976) is best known for his series of paintings, Homage to the Square, in which he endlessly explored color relationships within a similar format of concentric squares... ”
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The Morgan Library