Josef Albers, “Interaction of Color”, New Haven, 1963, First EdJosef Albers (1888-1976) – German-

Josef Albers, “Interaction of Color”, New Haven, 1963, First Ed
Josef Albers (1888-1976) – German-American artist and educator
“Interaction of Color.” New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1963. First edition, first printing.
One of 2,000 unnumbered copies
Features 80 color screen print plates, die-cuts and collages loose as issued in numbered folders
Folio (330 x 257 mm); text in brown cloth boards, plates and separate Commentary publication in wrappers housed in folding publisher’s case, all housed in original slipcase in cloth with gray lettering on spine
Very good condition
Estimate: $7,500

In this groundbreaking work, Albers codified his theory of colors and their relationships as they drove his art and design work. This important livre d’artiste is rare in its complete state.

Josef Albers (American, b. German, 1888-1976)

Born in Bottrop, Germany, Josef Albers enrolled at the Bauhaus – the recently founded school of art, architecture, and design in Weimar, Germany – in 1920. Placing equal importance on technical and artistic skills, the courses at the Bauhaus centered on the “contrasting effects” of form, texture and – most importantly for Albers – color. After completing his studies, Albers taught at the Bauhaus for eight years until the school closed under pressure from the Nazi party. He then emigrated to the United States and taught at Black Mountain College, NC, and Yale University, CT. In 1949, Albers began his celebrated series, “Homage to the Square” which would become a body of more than 1,000 works executed over a period of twenty-five years. Albers published his influential treatise “Interaction of Color” in 1963, which is still widely used in art instruction. Considered one of the most influential art teachers of the 20th century, Albers’ works have been the subject of numerous retrospectives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the Centre Pompidou, Paris. In 1976, the Josef Albers Foundation was established and, in 1983, a museum dedicated to the artist opened in Bottrop, Germany.

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In overall very good condition.

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Josef Albers (1888-1976) – German-American artist and educator
“Interaction of Color.” New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1963. First edition, first printing.
One of 2,000 unnumbered copies
Features 80 color screen print plates, die-cuts and collages loose as issued in numbered folders
Folio (330 x 257 mm); text in brown cloth boards, plates and separate Commentary publication in wrappers housed in folding publisher’s case, all housed in original slipcase in cloth with gray lettering on spine
Very good condition
Estimate: $7,500

In this groundbreaking work, Albers codified his theory of colors and their relationships as they drove his art and design work. This important livre d’artiste is rare in its complete state.

Josef Albers (American, b. German, 1888-1976)

Born in Bottrop, Germany, Josef Albers enrolled at the Bauhaus – the recently founded school of art, architecture, and design in Weimar, Germany – in 1920. Placing equal importance on technical and artistic skills, the courses at the Bauhaus centered on the “contrasting effects” of form, texture and – most importantly for Albers – color. After completing his studies, Albers taught at the Bauhaus for eight years until the school closed under pressure from the Nazi party. He then emigrated to the United States and taught at Black Mountain College, NC, and Yale University, CT. In 1949, Albers began his celebrated series, “Homage to the Square” which would become a body of more than 1,000 works executed over a period of twenty-five years. Albers published his influential treatise