601.
Josef Albers (German, 1888-1976)
Grüne Erde/Sketch for a Composition, c. 1940
Monogrammed “A” l.r., inscribed “Scetch [sic] for a composition” on the
mount l.r., titled in the margin u.l.
Oil and graphite on Albemarle paper, sheet size 4 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (10.8 x
16.8 cm), framed.
Condition: Tape hinged to backing mat.
Provenance: Estate of an arts benefactor, New York.
N.B. We wish to thank the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation for
their kind assistance with cataloguing the lot; it will be included in
their forthcoming Josef Albers catalogue raisonné and is registered as
number 1940.2.12.
$3,000-5,000
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