Structural Constellation (NH-b)

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Object Details

Artist

Josef Albers, American, b. Bottrop, Germany, 1888–1976

Provenance

The artist, New Haven, Connecticut, 1957-1968 (via Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, 30 July 1968)

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 30 July 1968-1974

Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1974

Exhibition History

WASHINGTON GALLERY OF MODERN ART, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: The American Years," 30 October-31 December 1965, no. 61, p. 47, ill. p. 39. Tour: ISAAC DELGADO MUSEUM OF ART, New Orleans, 23 January 1966-27 February; SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, 2-26 June; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ART GALLERY, Santa Barbara, 8 July-7 September; ROSE ART MUSEUM, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 23 September-29 October.

ART MUSEUM, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, New Jersey. "Josef Albers: Paintings and Graphics, 1917-1970," 5-26 January 1971, unnumbered.

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.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration," 13 February-11 April 2010, no cat.

Published References

UNSIGNED. "Los 80 Anos de Josef Albers," El Nacional (newspaper), n.d. [1966], n.p., ill.

FINKELSTEIN, IRVING. The Life and Art of Josef Albers (New York University, Ph.D., 1967), vol. 1, pp. 222-223; vol. 2, fig. 179.

SPIES, WERNER. Josef Albers (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1970), no. 36, p. 68, ill. p. 36.

UNSIGNED. Newsletter (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Art Museum, January 1971), n.p., ill.

Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1974

Date

1957

Accession Number

74.13

Type

Sculpture/relief

Medium

Plastic laminate

Dimensions

19 5/8 x 26 1/4 in. (49.9 x 66.6 cm)

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School

Geometric Abstraction

Data Source

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2c152f3cf-84d5-475f-b522-fe6d8fec2c42

Record ID

hmsg_74.13