Josef Albers (1888-1976), Homage to the Square: Cool Rising

Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Homage to the Square: Cool Rising
incised with the artist's monogram and dated '63' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'Homage to the Square: "Cool Rising" Albers 1963' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
76 x 76cm.
Painted in 1963

Provenance
Sydney Janis Gallery, New York.
Galerie Denise René, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1980s.

Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Albers: Homage to the Square. 40 New Paintings by Josef Albers, 1964.
Paris, Galerie Denise René, Mouvement 2, 1964.

Post Lot Text
This work will be included in the forthcoming Josef Albers Catalogue Raisonné being prepared by the Anni and Josef Albers Foundations and is registered as number JAAF 1963.1.49.