Artist
Josef Albers(American, born Germany, 1888–1976)American, born Germany, 1888–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Homage to the Square: Transmuted
Date1959
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on Masonite
Dimensions40 × 40 in. (101.6 × 101.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anni Albers and the Josef Albers Foundation, Inc.
Object number79.59
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 310
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Modern American Paintings," Pinacotheque National Musee Alexandre Soutzos, Athens, September 20–November 7, 1982, cat. no. 42.
"Joseph Albers," The Menil Collection, Houston, October 4, 1990–January 27, 1991. [No catalogue]. (LN:90.28).
"Art at Midcentury: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13–September 3, 2001. [No catalogue].
"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.
"Color into Light," Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Inaugural Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 15, 2020–November 15, 2022.
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