Seclusion

1942

Josef Albers

Associated Names
Josef Albers

Artist, American, born Germany, 1888 - 1976

The image shows black, parallel lines forming a repeated square pattern that creates depth and movement. The composition features overlapping squares and angles, resembling a maze or the layered structure of a circuit board. The structured lines and geometric arrangement create a balanced and composed look, inviting exploration of the subtle nuances in each shape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Serir wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 × 31.75 cm (12 × 12 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 60.96 cm (19 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.115.617

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Danilowitz 2010, no. 105

  • Series Title

    Graphic Tectonics

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1973

  • Miller, Jo. Josef Albers: Prints 1915-1970. New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1973, no. 57f.

2010

  • Danilowitz, Brenda. The Prints of Joseph Albers: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1915-1976. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2010, p. 79, no. 105.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Seclusion 19/30; lower right in graphite: Albers 42

Wikidata ID

Q76455391

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