Josef Albers: Grey Steps, Grey Scales, Grey Ladders
The gallery's first exhibition of Josef Albers's work focuses on the artist's use of black, white, and grey throughout his career. The exhibition takes its title from a passage in Albers's Interaction of Color (1963), his significant treatise on color studies and an essential handbook for artists and teachers. The show includes Homage to the Square (A) (1950), the first in the artist's Homage to the Square series which would occupy him from this point until his death in 1976.
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Location
Dates
November 3—December 17, 2016
Artist
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square (A), 1950
Oil on Masonite
30 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches (77.5 x 77.5 cm)
Artist: Josef Albers
"David Zwirner’s exhibition casts Albers not only as an influential abstract painter, but also as a masterful operator of systems and concepts, moving his work into open engagements with the environment outside the canvas itself."—A review of Grey Steps, Grey Scales, Grey Ladders in Art Observed
Josef Albers
Treble Clef G n, 1932-1935
Gouache and graphite on paper
15 x 10 1/8 inches (38.1 x 25.7 cm)
"To this end, we study gradation by producing so-called grey steps, grey scales, grey ladders. These demonstrate a gradual stepping up or down between white and black, between lighter and darker." — Josef Albers, Interaction of Color
Josef Albers
Two color studies (Homage to the Square), n.d.
Oil, ink, colored pencil, and graphite on card stock with varnish
10 1/8 x 7 1/8 inches (25.7 x 18.1 cm) Framed: 19 x 15 5/8 inches (48.3 x 39.7 cm)
Josef Albers
Blick aus meinem Fenster Stadtlohn 1911 Juli (View from my window Stadtlohn 1911 July), 1911
Pen, ink, and gouache on paper
11 3/8 x 8 inches (28.9 x 20.3 cm) Framed: 19 3/4 x 16 5/8 inches (50.2 x 42.2 cm)
Josef Albers
Bavarian mountain scene III, 1919
Ink and watercolor on paper
10 1/8 x 12 5/8 inches (25.7 x 32.1 cm) Framed: 18 1/8 x 20 3/8 inches (46 x 51.8 cm)
Josef Albers
Bavarian mountain scene IV, 1919
Ink and watercolor on paper
10 1/8 x 12 5/8 inches (25.7 x 32.1 cm) Framed: 18 1/8 x 20 3/8 inches (46 x 51.8 cm)
Josef Albers
Modified Repetition, 1943
Oil on Masonite
15 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches (39.4 x 64.8 cm) Framed: 20 7/8 x 31 inches (53 x 78.7 cm)
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square, 1962
Oil on Masonite
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Framed: 24 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (62.2 x 62.2 cm)
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square, 1965
Oil on Masonite
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Framed: 24 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (62.2 x 62.2 cm)
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square [Entrez], 1964
Oil on Masonite
18 x 18 inches (45.7 x 45.7 cm) Framed: 18 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (47.6 x 47.6 cm)
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square [In Ivory Mist], 1964
Oil on Masonite
18 x 18 inches (45.7 x 45.7 cm) Framed: 18 5/8 x 18 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches (47.3 x 47.6 cm)
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square, 1959
Oil on Masonite
18 x 18 inches (45.7 x 45.7 cm) Framed: 18 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches (46 x 46 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study for Mitered Square III (Homage to the Square), n.d.
Oil and graphite on blotting paper
13 1/8 x 12 1/8 inches (33.3 x 30.8 cm) Framed: 23 1/8 x 17 inches (58.7 x 43.2 cm)
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square [Ephemeral], 1966
Oil on Masonite
48 x 48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm) Framed: 48 1/4 x 48 1/4 inches (122.6 x 122.6 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study, n.d.
Gouache and graphite on paper
5 x 11 1/8 inches (12.7 x 28.3 cm) Framed: 12 x 18 1/4 inches (30.5 x 46.4 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study, n.d.
Oil and graphite on card stock
2 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches (7.3 x 27.6 cm) Framed: 10 x 18 inches (25.4 x 45.7 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study (Homage to the Square), n.d.
Gouache and graphite on paper
12 1/8 x 8 3/4 inches (30.8 x 22.2 cm) Framed: 16 1/8 x 12 7/8 inches (41 x 32.7 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study (Homage to the Square), n.d.
Oil and graphite on blotting paper
13 1/8 x 12 1/8 inches (33.3 x 30.8 cm) Framed: 19 7/8 x 18 1/2 inches (50.5 x 47 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study (Homage to the Square), n.d.
13 1/4 x 12 inches (33.7 x 30.5 cm) Framed: 19 7/8 x 18 1/2 inches (50.5 x 47 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study for Homage to the Square, n.d.
Oil and graphite on blotting paper
24 x 19 inches (61 x 48.3 cm) Framed: 33 1/8 x 27 5/8 inches (84.1 x 70.2 cm)
Josef Albers
Study for Equal and Unequal, 1939
Oil on Masonite
11 x 26 inches (27.9 x 66 cm) Framed: 12 5/8 x 27 1/4 inches (32.1 x 69.2 cm)
Josef Albers
Indicating Solids, 1971
Oil on Masonite
22 x 24 inches (55.9 x 61 cm) Framed: 22 5/8 x 24 5/8 inches (57.5 x 62.5 cm)
Josef Albers
Treble Clef, c, 1932-1935
Gouache and graphite on paper
15 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches (39.7 x 29.2 cm) Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches (58.1 x 41.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Treble Clef G b, 1932-1935
Gouache and graphite on paper
15 x 10 3/8 inches (38.1 x 26.4 cm) Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (58.1 x 41.9 x 3.8 cm)
Josef Albers
Treble Clef G c, 1932-1935
Gouache and graphite on paper
14 7/8 x 11 inches (37.8 x 27.9 cm) Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches (58.1 x 41.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Treble Clef G i, 1932-1935
Gouache and graphite on paper
14 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches (37.8 x 26.7 cm) Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches (58.1 x 41.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Treble Clef G n, 1932-1935
Gouache and graphite on paper
15 x 10 1/8 inches (38.1 x 25.7 cm) Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches (58.1 x 41.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Treble Clef G g, 1932-1935
Gouache and graphite on paper
14 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches (37.8 x 25.7 cm) Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches (58.1 x 41.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study for Homage to the Square, n.d.
Oil and graphite on blotting paper with varnish
13 1/8 x 7 1/8 inches (33.3 x 18.1 cm) Framed: 17 x 15 1/4 inches (43.2 x 38.7 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study (Homage to the Square), n.d.
Gouache and graphite on paper
13 1/8 x 12 inches (33.3 x 30.5 cm) Framed: 17 3/8 x 16 inches (44.1 x 40.6 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study of grays, n.d.
Oil on card stock with varnish
7 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches (18.1 x 25.7 cm) Framed: 14 5/8 x 17 1/8 inches (37.1 x 43.5 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study, n.d.
Oil and graphite on card stock
4 7/8 x 11 inches (12.4 x 27.9 cm) Framed: 12 x 18 inches (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square, 1968
Oil on Masonite
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Framed: 24 3/8 x 24 3/8 inches (61.9 x 61.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square, 1968
Oil on Masonite
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Framed: 24 3/8 x 24 3/8 inches (61.9 x 61.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Far in Far, 1965
Oil on Masonite
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Framed: 24 3/8 x 24 3/8 inches (61.9 x 61.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Dimly Reflected, 1963
Oil on Masonite
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Framed: 24 3/8 x 24 3/8 inches (61.9 x 61.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Lone Whites, 1963
Oil on Masonite
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Framed: 24 3/8 x 24 3/8 inches (61.9 x 61.9 cm)
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square (A), 1950
Oil on Masonite
30 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches (77.5 x 77.5 cm) Framed: 31 1/8 x 31 1/8 inches (79.1 x 79.1 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study for Homage to the Square, c. 1950
Oil and graphite on blotting paper
24 x 19 inches (61 x 48.3 cm) Window: 16 3/4 x 17 1/4 inches (42.5 x 43.8 cm) Framed: 27 1/2 x 25 1/8 inches (69.9 x 63.8 cm)
Josef Albers
Color study for Homage to the Square, n.d.
Oil on blotting paper
24 x 19 inches (61 x 48.3 cm) Window: 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches (40 x 40 cm) Framed: 27 5/8 x 25 1/8 inches (70.2 x 63.8 cm)
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Late Exchange, 1964
Oil on Masonite
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) Framed: 24 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (62.2 x 62.2 cm)