Sanctuary

1942

Josef Albers

Associated Names
Josef Albers

Artist, American, born Germany, 1888 - 1976

The image contains uniform, parallel lines forming a geometric, maze-like pattern within a rectangular frame. Two distinct rectangular shapes are intertwined within the lines, resembling doorways or windows. The composition conveys an interplay of space and structure reminiscent of city streets or electrical circuits.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Serir wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Josef Albers

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48.26 × 60.96 cm (19 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.20.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Danilowitz 2010, no. 104

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1981

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

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1973

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

2010

  • Danilowitz, Brenda. The Prints of Joseph Albers: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1915-1976. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2010, p. 78, no. 104.

Wikidata ID

Q65572851

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