Homage to the Square (I-S' j)
Artist
Josef Albers
(American, born in Germany, 1888–1976)
Printerprinted by
Norman Ives
(American, 1923–1978)
Date1963
MediumColor screenprint on cream wove paper
Dimensions63.8 x 63.8 cm (image), 76.7 x 76.7 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineHelen Sagoff Slosberg Fund
Object number1987.93
Label TextAlbers began his signature Homage to the Square series in 1950. In each image three or four squares nest inside each other, gravitating towards the bottom of the composition. The early Homage images disproved old color theories with adventurous combinations. Later they became more subtle in hue and gradation. Albers intended that the viewer find a heightened sense of color in these subtle images.ProvenancePurchased from G. W. Einstein, New York, NYOn View
Not on view
