Josef Albers

Ascension
1942

A black and white op art print featuring a series of overlapping geometric shapes that create a three-dimensional illusion on a white background. The artwork consists of concentric angular lines forming a maze-like pattern with a section of the pattern appearing pixelated towards the bottom right corner. There are signatures or inscriptions at the bottom.

A black and white op art print featuring a series of overlapping geometric shapes that create a three-dimensional illusion on a white background. The artwork consists of concentric angular lines forming a maze-like pattern with a section of the pattern appearing pixelated towards the bottom right corner. There are signatures or inscriptions at the bottom.

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Date
1942

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 23 3/4 × 19in. (60.3 × 48.3 cm) Image: 17 1/4 × 8 1/4in. (43.8 × 21 cm)

Accession number
74.85

Series
Graphic Tectonics

Edition
30/30

Publication
Printed by Reinhard Schumann

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Philip Morris Incorporated

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

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Josef Albers
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