Josef Albers
(Germany, United States of America 19 Mar 1888–25 Mar 1976)
- Title
- Homage to the square: early fusion
- Year
- 1966
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil, synthetic polymer paint on hardboard
- Dimensions
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121.5 x 121.5cm board; 123.5 x 123.5 x 3.2cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.r., scratched into paint "A 66" and u.l. verso board, black marker "...Albers' 1966".
- Credit
- W.H. Nolan and J.B. Pye Bequest Funds 1967
- Accession number
- OO1.1967
- Copyright
- © Josef Albers, 1966/Bild-Kunst. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
- Location
- Not on display
- Provenance (1)
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Sidney Janis Gallery (United States of America), New York/New York/United States of America, Purchased by the AGNSW from Sidney Janis Gallery 1967. Purchased through the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
- Bibliography (9)
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Donald Williams (Australia) (Author), Barbara Wilson (Australia) (Author), From Caves to Canvas: An Introduction to Western Art (Second edition), Sydney, 1998, 307, 308 (colour illus.).
Susan Lee (Editor), Art Investigator, Port Melbourne, 1998, 226 (colour illus.).
Donald Williams (Australia) (Author), Barbara Wilson (Australia) (Author), From Caves to Canvas: An Introduction to Western Art, Sydney, 1992, 262 (colour illus.).
Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Editor), Jan Meek (Australia) (Editor), Portrait of a Gallery, Sydney, 1984, 64 (colour illus.).
Editor Unknown (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales picturebook, Domain, 1972, 62 (colour illus.).
1967 Acquisitions 1967, 1967, 33. cat.no. 45
Waldo Rasmussen (Author), Irving Sandler (Author), Lucy Lippard (United States of America) (Author), G.R. Swenson (Author), Two decades of American painting, Unknown, 1967, (illus.). cat.no. 1
'The Square Market' by Elwyn Lynn, pg. 40., Bulletin 09 Sep 1967, 09 Sep 1967, 40.
Josef Albers (Germany; United States of America, b.1888, d.1976) (Author), Interaction of colour, United States of America, 1963.
- Exhibition history (6)
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Two decades of American painting, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 15 Oct 1966–27 Nov 1966.
Two decades of American painting, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 10 Dec 1966–22 Jan 1967.
Two decades of American painting, Lalit Kala Gallery, 28 Mar 1967–30 Apr 1967.
Two decades of American painting, National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], 06 Jun 1967–09 Jul 1967.
Two decades of American painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 26 Jul 1967–20 Aug 1967.
Hard Edge, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 07 Aug 1999–24 Oct 1999.
