WEG III from White Embossings on Gray

1971

Josef Albers

Associated Names
Josef Albers

Artist, American, born Germany, 1888 - 1976

Lloyd Baggs

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows interconnected three-dimensional rectangular shapes and lines arranged in two separate but identical sections. The abstract arrangement creates an illusion of depth and dimension, resembling open boxes or unfinished structures. Both sections are separated by a horizontal line, enhancing the symmetry and repetitive nature of the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    line-cut in gray with embossing on Roleaf wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    plate: 58.58 × 39.53 cm (23 1/16 × 15 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 66.5 × 51 cm (26 3/16 × 20 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Danilowitz 2010, no. 204.3

  • Series Title

    White Embossings on Gray

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 322.

2010

  • Danilowitz, Brenda. The Prints of Joseph Albers: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1915-1976. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2010, p. 149, no. 204.3.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 2.28. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: WEG III 93/125; lower right in graphite: A '71; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JA71-399

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74067645

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