Josef Albers 1888–1976
From a young age, Josef Albers possessed an innate interest in glass and color. His father was a painter, and as a child, Albers loved to watch his father create. Albers commenced his formal training in art under the Dutch glass artist Jan Thorn-Prikker, who was a former follower of Henry Van der Velde. Beginning his studies at the Bauhaus in 1920, Albers quickly became involved in new experimentations in glass and painting. While he was a student, Albers began dating Anni Fleischmann, a talented student in textiles at the Bauhaus and in 1925 the two married. That same year, Josef became the Bauhaus master, the first student to hold the position.
Auction Results Josef Albers
Josef Albers
Intaglio Duo B
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,750
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WEG III (from White Embossings on Gray portfolio)
estimate: $700–900
result: $1,750
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Dark
estimate: $200,000–300,000
result: $557,000
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Variants
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $10,000
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Untitled
estimate: $300–500
result: $1,063
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White Line Square V
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $8,125
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Study for Homage to the Square
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $13,750
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Study for Homage to the Square: Slate and Sky
estimate: $300,000–500,000
result: $485,000
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Homage to the Square
estimate: $700–900
result: $4,375
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Munich Olympic Games poster
estimate: $150–250
result: $563
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Formulations/Articulations I & II
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $3,000
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Variant IV (from the Ten Variants portfolio)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $2,032
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Variant V (from the Ten Variants portfolio)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,625
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Variant IV (from the Ten Variants portfolio)
estimate: $2,500–3,500
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Variant V (from the Ten Variants portfolio)
estimate: $2,500–3,500
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Never Before a (from the Never Before portfolio)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,250
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Never Before f (from the Never Before portfolio)
estimate: $2,500–3,500
result: $2,250
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Variant IV (from the Ten Variants portfolio)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,500
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Study for Homage to a Square platter
estimate: $100–150
result: $159
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Homage to the Square
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $1,524
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P. Blue
estimate: $500–700
result: $500
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Interaction of Color
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $8,125
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Study for Homage to a Square platter
estimate: $500–700
result: $635
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Untitled
estimate: $700–900
result: $633