Josef Albers (1888-1976) is affiliated with numerous definitional movements in 20th century art. Art Historians credit Albers for fusing elements of American and European abstraction while influencing minimalism, hard-edge painting, and Op art.
Albers was both a student and later professor at the Bauhaus in Germany. After the prestigious academy was closed by the Nazis, Albers and his wife Anni (a fantastically talented textile artist in her own right) emigrated to the United States.
This is a classic and instantly recognizable example of Albers' signature motif from the 1960s. Hypnotic, simple, and striking, Albers uses color and geometry to maximum effect, creating an image that seems to transmogrify itself with each passing moment. In this iteration, an array of yellow squares punch through one another. Evoking the earthy yellows of marigolds, mustard seed, and bumble bees, this technically impressive print is a captivating composition to behold.
In addition to being an influence on many artists, Albers was a significant mentor and taught major artists including Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, and Eva Hesse at Black Mountain College and Yale. His strict approach in abstraction inspired a generation of minimalists including Donald Judd and Robert Morris.
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"GB I"
USA, 1969
Serigraph
Titled, signed, dated, numbered by artist in pencil, lower edge
Pencil notations on verso
The paper bears the blindstamp of the artist and the publisher at lower right corner
Printed by sirocco Screenprints, North Haven, Conneticut
Co-Published by Ives-Sillman, Inc. and Galerie Brusberg, Hanover, Germany
Number 74 from an edition of 125 (there were also 25 artist's proofs)
21.5"H 21.5"W (work)
Very good condition
Literature: Damilowitz, B. (2002). The Prints of Josef Albers: A Catalogue Raisonné: 1915-1976. New York: Hudson Hills Press
Reference: Danilowitz 187
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