Josef Albers

Variant IX
1966

A framed abstract artwork featuring a series of nested rectangles in shades of blue, purple, and red, creating an optical illusion of depth on a white background.
A framed abstract artwork featuring a series of nested rectangles in shades of blue, purple, and red, creating an optical illusion of depth on a white background.

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Date
1966

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 × 17in. (43.2 × 43.2 cm) Image: 8 3/4 × 13 1/4in. (22.2 × 33.7 cm)

Accession number
67.64.9

Edition
84/200 | Ed. 300

Publication
Printed by Sirocco Screenprints, Inc.; published by Ives-Sillman, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

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

API
artworks/3455

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Ten Variants

10 works

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A minimalist abstract artwork featuring a series of nested rectangles in varying shades of gray, creating an illusion of depth on a white background. There is a signature and edition number at the bottom left corner.
A geometric abstract print featuring a series of nested rectangles in shades of teal, gray, and beige, centered on a white background.
A framed abstract artwork featuring a series of nested rectangles in shades of blue, purple, and red, creating an optical illusion of depth on a white background.
A framed abstract artwork featuring a series of concentric rectangles in shades of blue and green, creating an optical illusion of depth, displayed against a white background.
A geometric abstract artwork featuring a series of nested rectangles in shades of red, gray, and white, centered on a white background.
A geometric abstract artwork featuring a series of nested rectangles in shades of blue and black, centered on a white background with a signature and edition number at the bottom left.
A geometric abstract artwork featuring a series of nested rectangles in shades of orange, red, brown, and black, centered on a white background. The composition creates a sense of depth and optical illusion.
A geometric abstract artwork featuring a series of nested rectangles in shades of red, brown, and black, centered on a white background with a signature at the bottom right corner.

Josef Albers
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