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Josef Albers — VisualArtsDB

Josef Albers

Bottrop, Deutschland · b. 1888 — d. 1976

Painting & Sculpture Drawings & Prints Photography bauhaus Architecture & Design Art Deco

Josef Albers American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Timeline

Born 1888 — Died 1976

1910s

Self Portrait (right profile)

Self-Portrait

1920s

Fruit Bowl

Tea Glass with Saucer and Stirrer

Tea Glass with Saucer and Stirrer

Armchair

Armchair

+17

1930s

Herbert Bayer and Muzi; [Bayer] as Mona Lisa, Ascona Ronco

El Lissitzky, Dessau

Erdmannsdorfer Mannequins

Cables

+16

1940s

Velocidad

Study for Introitus

Study for Introitus

Introitus (Dedication) from the series Graphic Tectonic

Sanctuary from the series Graphic Tectonic

+14

1950s

Structural Constellation, Transformation of a Scheme no.12

Structural Constellation, Transformation of a Scheme no.13, ‘Multi-mobile’

Homage to the Square: Study for Nocturne

Homage to the Square: Study for Nocturne

Homage to the Square: White Monument

+12

1960s

Persuasive Percussion Volume 3

Homage to the Square: Silent Hall

MM 3

Interlinear N 32 bl

+95

1970s

MMA-2

MMA-2

MMA-3

MMA-3

MMA Pillars (1928)

MMA Pillars (1928)

MMA-1

MMA-1

+126

Works

306 artworks

Self Portrait (right profile)

, 1916

Self-Portrait

, 1917

Fruit Bowl

, 1924

Tea Glass with Saucer and Stirrer

, 1925

Tea Glass with Saucer and Stirrer

, 1925

Bauhaus Stencil Lettering System (Kombinations-Schrift)

, 1926

Ottoman (Part of a Sofa)

Ottoman (Part of a Sofa)

, 1926

Sofa

Sofa

, 1926

Sideboard in Two Parts

Sideboard in Two Parts

, 1926

Dining Table

Dining Table

, 1926

Armchair

Armchair

, 1926

Armchair

Armchair

, 1926

Corner Table

Corner Table

, 1926

Hanging Shelf

Hanging Shelf

, 1927

Coffee table

, 1928

Oskar Schlemmer; [Schlemmer] in the Master’s Council; [Schlemmer] with Wittwer, Kallai, and Marianne Brandt, Preliminary Course Exhibition; [Schlemmer] and Tut

, 1928

Paris, Eiffel Tower

, 1929

Hotel Staircase, Geneva

, 1929

Klee in His Studio, Dessau

, 1929

Untitled (Bullfight, San Sebastian)

, 1929

Biarritz

, 1929

Armchair (model ti 244)

, 1929

Paul Klee, Dessau

, 1929

Erdmannsdorfer Mannequins

, 1930

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