JOSEF ALBERS LITHOGRAPH PRINT FRAMED MODERNIST POSTER HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE 1960

Description: THIS JOSEF ALBERS MODERNIST OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT CUSTOM FRAMED MUSEUM POSTER " STUDY FOR HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE EVIDENT " 1960, IS A VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE MODERNIST POSTER PRINT IS PUBLISHED BY THE MODERNA MUSEET MODERN ART MUSEUM, PRINTED IN SWEDEN IN 2021 BY TABERG MEDIA GROUP STOCKHOLM. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY ALBERS IN 1960 TITLED " STUDY FOR HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE EVIDENT ", COPYRIGHT JOSEF ALBERS / BILDUPPHOVSRATT. JOSEF ALBERS ( 1888 - 1976 ) WAS A GERMAN BORN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR WHOSE WORK, BOTH IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES FORMED THE BASIS OF MODERN ART EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. ALBERS WAS A STUDENT AT THE BAUHAUS IN 1920, LATER BEING INVITED BY THE FOUNDER WALTER GROPIUS TO BECOME AN EDUCATOR AT THE SCHOOL. THERE HIS STUDENTS INCLUDED ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WASSILY KANDINSKY AND PAUL KLEE. IN THE 1930'S ALBERS EMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES WHERE HE WOULD BECOME THE HEAD OF THE NEW ART SCHOOL BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE, AND LATER IN THE 1950'S HE BECAME THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN AT YALE UNIVERSITY. HIS STUDENTS IN AMERICA INCLUDED ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, CY TWOMBLY, RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ, AND EVA HESSE AMONG OTHERS. ACCOMPLISHED AS A DESIGNER, PHOTOGRAPHER, TYPOGRAPHER, PRINTMAKER, AND POET, ALBERS IS BEST REMEMBERED FOR HIS WORK AS AN ABSTRACT PAINTER AND AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTOR AS AN ART THEORIST OF COLOR THEORY. HE IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL VISUAL ARTISTS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. ARTWORKS BY ALBERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. THE FRAMED MODERNIST MUSEUM POSTER PRINT MEASURES 21 1/4" W X 28 7/8" H X 1 1/2" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN MATTE SATIN FINISH BLEACHED WHITE OAK WOOD MUSEUM BOX STYLE FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VERY CLEAN CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.

Price: 1850 USD

Location: Leawood, Kansas

End Time: 2024-09-03T15:40:00.000Z

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