
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
Never Before A (from the Never Before portfolio)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $3,000

Josef Albers
Never Before F (from the Never Before portfolio)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $4,062

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

Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $13,750

Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Slate and Sky
estimate: $300,000–500,000
result: $485,000

Josef Albers
Homage to the Square
estimate: $700–900
result: $4,375

Josef Albers
Munich Olympic Games poster
estimate: $150–250
result: $563

Josef Albers
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

Josef Albers
Variant V (from the Ten Variants portfolio)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,625

Josef Albers
Variant IV (from the Ten Variants portfolio)
estimate: $2,500–3,500

Josef Albers
Variant V (from the Ten Variants portfolio)
estimate: $2,500–3,500

Josef Albers
Never Before a (from the Never Before portfolio)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,250

Josef Albers
Never Before f (from the Never Before portfolio)
estimate: $2,500–3,500
result: $2,250

Josef Albers
Variant IV (from the Ten Variants portfolio)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,500

Josef Albers
Study for Homage to a Square platter
estimate: $100–150
result: $159

Josef Albers
Homage to the Square
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $1,524

Josef Albers
P. Blue
estimate: $500–700
result: $500

Josef Albers
Interaction of Color
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $8,125