Josef Albers
Penetrating Gray

Penetrating Gray

© The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Penetrating Gray
Penetrating Gray
ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1888–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Penetrating Gray
Date1937–1943
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on Masonite
Dimensions17 × 21 7/8 in. (43.2 × 55.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anni Albers and the Josef Albers Foundation, Inc.
Object number79.55
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist and Estate of the artist, Orange, Connecticut, 1973-79; given to MFAH, 1979.
Exhibition History"Constructing Abstraction: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007. [No catalogue].

"Modern Art from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 12, 2007–April 6, 2008.


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