Artist
Josef Albers (American, born Germany, 1888–1976)American, born Germany, 1888–1976
Print studio
Biltmore Press (Asheville, North Carolina)Asheville, North Carolina
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Astatic
Date1944
MediumWoodcut from plywood on Japanese nacre kozo wove paper, edition 29/35
DimensionsImage: 13 1/4 × 9 in. (33.7 × 22.8 cm)
Sheet: 17 5/8 × 11 1/8 in. (44.8 × 28.3 cm)
Sheet: 17 5/8 × 11 1/8 in. (44.8 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Art + Paper 2021
Object number2021.88
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Exhibition History"Line into Space," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dec. 11, 2021-July 11, 2022 [Second Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 312: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: Albers 44
Recto: Titled and numbers in graphite, lower left: Astatic 29/35
Recto: Titled and numbers in graphite, lower left: Astatic 29/35
Catalogue raisonnéDanilowitz, Brenda, The Prints of Josef Albers: A Catalogue Raisonné 1915–1976 (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2001), Cat. 4 and Cat. 116, ill.
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