Josef Albers (1888-1976) was a German-born artist and educator who is best known for his work in color theory and geometric abstraction. He was a pioneer of the Bauhaus movement, which was a revolutionary design school that operated in Germany from 1919 to 1933, and he later taught at Black Mountain College in North Carolina and at Yale University.
Albers is best known for his "Homage to the Square" series, which he began in the 1950s and continued to work on until his death. These paintings consist of squares of various colors, arranged in overlapping or concentric patterns. The series explores the way that colors interact with each other and with the viewer's perception, and it has had a significant influence on subsequent generations of artists.
In addition to his work as a painter, Albers was also a prolific writer and educator. He published several books on color theory, including "Interaction of Color," which is still widely used as a textbook in art schools today. Albers believed that art could be used to educate people about the world around them, and he saw his work as a way of exploring the fundamental principles of perception and cognition.
Verso is blank.
Measures 14 x 14 inches.
Mounted to archival quality paper.