Albers, Josef White Line Square V aus "White Line Squares Series I". 1966.

Concrete Art Albers, Josef White Line Square V from "White Line Squares Series I". 1966. lithograph on Arches wove paper (with watermark). 40 x 40 cm (53 x 53 cm). Monogrammed "A", dated and inscribed "Artist's proof XII" and "WLS - V". With the publisher's dry stamp lower right. - Evenly browned in the former mat opening. Light surface soiling in places. Good overall. Excellent and colorful impression of the image with margin. Danilowitz 171.5 - One of 15 Roman numbered artist proof copies outside the edition. - Sheet 5 from the portfolio "White Line Squares Series I". - Ed. Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with the blindstamp). - Printed by KennethTyler with Jim Webb and Bernard Bleha at Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. - In his series "White Line Squares" (often abbreviated as "WLS"), Josef Albers experimented with how a simple white line can change the viewer's perception of the colors surrounding it. Building on his iconic "Homage to the Square" designs, Albers' "White Line Squares" show four squares facing each other with a thin white line framing one of the squares. Between 1966 and 1967, Albers developed 17 color schemes for the print series, numbered from I to XVII, and produced them in collaboration with the prestigious Gemini G.E.L. print workshop in Los Angeles. Each color had to be applied separately and with incredible precision, as any mistake would destroy the visual effect of the perfect white line. White Line Square V from "White Line Squares Series I". Lithograph on Arches wove paper (with watermark). Monogrammed "A", dated and inscribed "Artist's proof XII" and "WLS - V". With the publisher's dry stamp in the lower right. - Evenly browned in the former mat cut out. Good overall. Superb and saturated impression of the depiction with margin. - One of 15 roman numbered artist's proof copies aside the edition. - Sheet 5 from the portfolio "White Line Squares Series I". -Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with the blindstamp). - Printed by KennethTyler with Jim Webb and Bernard Bleha at Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. - In his series "White Line Squares" (often abbreviated as "WLS"), Josef Albers experimented with how a simple white line can change the viewer's perception of the colors surrounding it. Building on his iconic "Homage to the Square" designs, Albers' "White Line Squares" show four squares facing each other with a thin white line framing one of the squares. Between 1966 and 1967, Albers developed 17 color schemes for the print series, numbered from I to XVII, and produced them in collaboration with the prestigious Gemini G.E.L. print workshop in Los Angeles. Each color had to be applied separately and with incredible precision, as any mistake would destroy the visual effect of the perfect white line.