Josef Albers

Pair D
1958

A black and white line drawing of two ambiguous three-dimensional shapes that resemble optical illusions, each consisting of a series of interconnected cubes. The shapes are presented on a white background with two horizontal lines framing them at the top and bottom.

A black and white line drawing of two ambiguous three-dimensional shapes that resemble optical illusions, each consisting of a series of interconnected cubes. The shapes are presented on a white background with two horizontal lines framing them at the top and bottom.

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Date
1958

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 22 7/8in. (36.8 × 58.1 cm) Mount: 15 3/8 × 23 5/16 × 1/16in. (39.1 × 59.2 × 0.2 cm)

Accession number
77.3

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Richard Brown Baker

Rights and reproductions
©The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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