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Josef Albers; Self-Portrait I, 1916 Linoleum cut on various wove and laid sheets Paper and Image 41.0 x 26.8 cm Few copies printed – edition size unknown
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Josef Albers; Seclusion, 1942 Zinc plate lithograph Paper and Image 45.7 x 58.5 Edition of 30
Exhibition
Discovery and Invention: The Early Graphics of Josef Albers
10 Dec 2021 – 22 Jan 2022
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 17:30
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 17:30
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 17:30
- Friday
- 11:00 – 17:30
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 14:30
- Sunday
- Closed
Address
- 43 Pall Mall
- London
England - SW1Y 5JG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Tube: Green Park / Piccadilly Circus
The first major survey of early graphic works by Josef Albers (1888 - 1976) will go on show at Cristea Roberts Gallery, London, 10 December to 22 January 2021. (closed 20 December – 3 January)
About
Discovery and Invention: The Early Graphic Works of Josef Albers traces the artist’s early printmaking career, beginning with his first explorations of the medium in 1916, whilst teaching in an elementary school, and ending in his final year at Black Mountain College, USA, in 1950.
Almost 50 works on paper will be on show, all of which come directly from the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, and they feature scenes of domestic animals, local industry, rare self-portraits as well as portraits of his friends. The exhibition will culminate in the first appearance of geometric forms inspired by pre-Columbian architecture. This comprehensive review explores the complex themes and subject matter that shaped the evolution of Albers’s work in the first half of the twentieth century, prior to his experimentation with his renowned homages to the square.
(closed 20 December – 3 January)
