Homage to the Square: On Near Sky

Josef Albers American, born Germany

1963

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Artwork Details

Title: Homage to the Square: On Near Sky
Artist: Josef Albers (American (born Germany), Bottrop 1888–1976 New Haven, Connecticut)
Date: 1963
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Dimensions: 48 × 48 in. (121.9 × 121.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 1972
Object Number: 1972.40.8
Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Josef Albers/ Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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