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Homage to the Square: Promise by Josef Albers — VisualArtsDB

Homage to the Square: Promise

Homage to the Square: Promise

1967

Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 121.9 × 121.9 cm (48 × 48 in.)
Genre: painting
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Tags

paintingmodern and contemporary artyellow (color)squares

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