Preparatory drawing for Graphic Tectonics

1941

Josef Albers

Artist, American, born Germany, 1888 - 1976

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and india ink on graph paper with green lines

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 41.2 × 36.1 cm (16 1/4 × 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1974.39.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Angus Whyte Fine Arts Callery, Washington DC); Purchased by NGA 1974 through the Alisa Mellon Bruce Fund.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, unnumbered brochure (as Composition).

Inscriptions

"Albers 41" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

"A5080" lower left verso, unknown hand.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64591047

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