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
Date1963
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on Masonite
Dimensions40 1/16 × 40 1/16 in. (101.8 × 101.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anni Albers and the Josef Albers Foundation, Inc.
Object number79.63
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 310
On view

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ProvenanceThe artist and Estate of the artist, Orange, Connecticut, 1973-79; given 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," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13, 2001–September 3, 2001.

"Constructing Abstraction: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.

"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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