Object Details
Artist
Josef Albers, American, b. Bottrop, Germany, 1888–1976
Provenance
The artist, Connecticut, from 1957
Mrs. Henry Epstein, New York
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Harold Diamond, New York, 8 October 1964
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 8 October 1964-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART OF SAO PAULO, Brazil. "IV Biennial of the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo," September-December 1957, no. 8 (Germany) (lent by the artist).
STAMFORD MUSEUM AND NATURE CENTER, Connecticut. "Collector's Choice," 3-25 April 1965.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 27 September 1979-23 March 1980, no cat.
DUKE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART, Durham, North Carolina. "Paintings of the 50s: Another Look, a Loan of Twenty-one Paintings from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden," 3 October-27 November 1983, p. 25, ill.
INSTITUTO TOMIE OHTAKE, São Paulo, Brazil (organized by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation). "Homage to the Square," 15 January-15 March 2009, n.p., ill.
THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, DC. Extended loan, May 2009-January 2017.
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Date
1954-1957
Accession Number
66.37
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on fiberboard
Dimensions
40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm)
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Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Link to Original Record
Record ID
hmsg_66.37