306 - Josef Albers. Homage to the Square. Ten color silkscreen prints. 1970. 35 × 35 cm (55 × 55 cm). Monogrammed, dated, numbered, and inscribed.

Josef Albers. Homage to the Square. Ten color silkscreen prints. 1970. 35 × 35 cm (55 × 55 cm). Monogrammed, dated, numbered, and inscribed. Auction time: approx. 3:54 p.m. (Schedule subject to change) One of 125 copies. — The complete series of silkscreen prints, printed by Herbert Geier, Ingolstadt, on Hahnemühle handmade paper with a watermark in the lower left margin. - Published by Josef Keller Verlag, as part of Eugen Gomringer’s plans for Edition Keller I, Starnberg 1970. - The serigraphs are labeled with the work numbers EK Ia–Ik; each includes a separate interleaf, loose in a sleeve. Included with the title and edition note (bilingual) in the original black linen case. - Josef Albers (1888–1976) studied and taught at the Bauhaus in Dessau; he went into exile in 1933. In the 1950s, he headed the Art Department at Yale University. Together with Victor Vasarely, he is considered a founder of “Op Art.” The “Homage to the Square” series defined his late work. These works emerged from Albers’s reflections on the theory of perception and led to “Interaction of Color” in 1963 and ultimately to “Formulation: Articulation” in 1972. 55.0 × 55.0 cm. - Folder spine discolored. - One sheet has a small stain; two sheets each have a tiny stain; one sheet has several tiny stains in the image. Three sheets each have a tiny mold stain on the margin. English description: 10 color serigraphs. 1970. 35 × 35 cm (55 × 55 cm). Each monogrammed, dated, numbered, and inscribed. One of 125 copies. - The complete series of serigraphs, printed by Herbert Geier, Ingolstadt, on Hahnemühle mold-made paper with a watermark in the lower left margin. - Published by Josef Keller Verlag, as part of Eugen Gomringer’s plans for Edition Keller I, Starnberg 1970. - The serigraphs are inscribed with the work numbers EK Ia–Ik; each comes with a separate interleaf, loose in a wrapper. Included with the title and edition note (bilingual) in the original black cloth case. - Josef Albers (1888–1976) studied and taught at the Bauhaus in Dessau; he went into exile in 1933. In the 1950s, he headed the Art Department at Yale University. Together with Victor Vasarely, he is considered a founder of “Op Art.” The “Hommage to the Square” series defined his late work. These works emerged from Albers’ reflections on the theory of perception, leading to “Interaction of Color” in 1963 and, ultimately, to “Formulation: Articulation” in 1972. The spine of the folder is discolored. - One sheet has a small stain; two sheets have a tiny stain; one sheet has several tiny stains, as shown in the illustration. Three sheets have a foxing spot along the edge.