Josef Albers
Homage to the Square

Homage to the Square

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

Homage to the Square
Homage to the Square
ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1888–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Homage to the Square
Date1956–1962
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on Masonite
Dimensions32 × 32 in. (81.3 × 81.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anni Albers and the Josef Albers Foundation, Inc.
Object number79.61
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 310
On view

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Object Type
ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 1979.
Exhibition History"Joseph Albers," The Menil Collection, Houston, October 4, 1990–January 27, 1991.

"Art at Midcentury: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13–September 3, 2001.

"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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Homage to the Square
Josef Albers
1954
Oil on Masonite
79.57
Homage to the Square
Josef Albers
1963
Oil on Masonite
79.63
Homage to the Square
Josef Albers
1965
Oil on Masonite
79.64
Homage to the Square: Advancing
Josef Albers
1954
Oil on Masonite
79.65
Homage to the Square
Josef Albers
1966
Oil on Masonite
79.66
Homage to the Square
Josef Albers
1970
Oil on Masonite
79.67
Homage to the Square: Transmuted
Josef Albers
1959
Oil on Masonite
79.59
Homage to the Square
Josef Albers
1961
Oil on Masonite
79.60
Homage to the Square
Josef Albers
1956–1962
Oil on Masonite
79.62
Penetrating Gray
Josef Albers
1937–1943
Oil on Masonite
79.55
Vice Versa (A)
Josef Albers
1943
Oil on Masonite
79.56
Adobe: Yellow Evening
Josef Albers
1955
Oil on Masonite
79.58