Josef Albers – Variants I, from Ten Variants, 1966 – Screen-print

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Screenprint in colors, on Rives BFK paper - Signed, Titled, Dated and Numbered - Published by Ives-Sillman, Inc., New Haven (with their blindstamp)

Josef Albers’ Variants I, from Ten Variants (1966) is a screen print that highlights his mastery of color theory and minimalistic geometry. This piece, printed on Rives BFK paper, is part of a series that explores the subtle variations in color perception through simple rectangular forms. The composition consists of nested rectangles in different shades of yellow and ochre, creating an optical illusion of depth and dimension. The strategic arrangement of colors and shapes engages the viewer, inviting them to experience the interplay of light and color shift. Published by Ives-Sillman, Inc. in New Haven, the piece is signed, titled, dated, and numbered, emphasizing its authenticity and importance in Albers’ exploration of visual perception.

Josef Albers (Germany/USA, 1888–1976) was a groundbreaking artist, designer, and educator central to the Bauhaus movement and modern art. Known for his Homage to the Square series, he explored color theory and perception. Albers’ teachings and writings, like Interaction of Color, have profoundly influenced contemporary art and design education.

Josef Albers

Variants I, from Ten Variants, 1966

Name: Variants I, from Ten Variants, 1966
Brand: Josef Albers
SKU: 12199
Price: 5400.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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Screen-print

Screen-printScreen printing is a technique where ink is transferred through a mesh onto a substrate, with areas blocked by a stencil to prevent ink from passing through. This method, also known as serigraphy or silkscreen printing, is commonly used to produce prints on posters, T-shirts, vinyl, stickers, wood, and other materials. The process is a type of stencil printing, allowing for vibrant, detailed designs on various surfaces.

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Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature.
- Josef Albers

Often cited as one of the founders of minimalist and conceptual art, Josef Albers is widely acclaimed for his theoretical teachings on art and his interplay between shape and colour. Among his most recognised works, Homage to the Square is a series which spanned across the 50’s and the 60’s, and features a range of rigid, geometric productions applied to canvas, all of which were offset by whichever colour palette he had chosen to adopt – the combination of the geometry and colour creates various optical effects, for which Albers has become renowned. Albers has stated ‘abstraction is real, probably more real than nature’ - his work is an attempt to portray this philosophy, and he challenges the viewer to analyse their own perspective with each piece; Structural Constellations is perhaps is most celebrated work of this kind, a subtle piece composed of simple lines that combine to create illusory forms. (Artist website)

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Josef Albers

Variants I, from Ten Variants, 1966

43.2 x 43.2 cm

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