Lot 54 Josef Albers. White Embossing on Gray VI. …

White Embossing on Gray VI. 1971. Radierung auf Bütten. 59 x 39,5cm (66,5 x 51,5 cm). Signiert und nummeriert. Mit dem Blindstempel der Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. - Prachtvoller, frischer Druck mit samtiger, gleichmäßiger Farbfläche, die Prägung präzise und scharf.

Konkrete Kunst – Danilowitz 204. - Die Arbeit gehört zu einer Gruppe von Druckgrafiken, die Josef Albers 1971 unter dem Serientitel "White Embossings on Gray (WEG)" geschaffen hat. In dieser Serie arbeitet er mit line-cut und Prägung: Die weißen Linien erscheinen nicht als Farbe, sondern als eingeprägte, leicht reliefartige Struktur im Papier auf einem grauen Grund. Inhaltlich knüpft "WEG IV" an Albers' seit den Bauhaus-Jahren verfolgte Untersuchungen zu geometrischen Körpern und sogenannten "indicating solids" an, also zu Liniengebilden, die räumliche Quader nur andeuten und optisch kippen lassen. Typisch ist die extreme Reduktion: Statt der bekannten Farbfelder aus "Homage to the Square" nutzt Albers hier ausschließlich Linie, Grau und die haptische Qualität des Papiers, um Wahrnehmung zu untersuchen.

Concrete Art – Etching on handmade paper. Signed and numbered. With the blindstamp of Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. - A magnificent, fresh print with a velvety, even color surface, the embossing is precise and sharp. The work belongs to a group of prints that Josef Albers created in 1971 under the series title "White Embossings on Gray (WEG)." In this series, he works with line-cut and embossing: the white lines do not appear as color, but as an embossed, slightly relief-like structure in the paper on a gray background. In terms of content, "WEG IV" ties in with Albers' investigations into geometric solids and so-called "indicating solids"-that is, line formations that merely suggest three-dimensional cubes and create an optical illusion of tilting-which he had been pursuing since his Bauhaus years. Typical is the extreme reduction: Instead of the familiar color fields from "Homage to the Square," Albers uses here exclusively line, gray, and the tactile quality of the paper to explore perception.

Startprice: 1000 €
Estimate: 1500 €

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