Josef Albers

Variant X
1966

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.
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.

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Date
1966

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 × 17in. (43.2 × 43.2 cm) Image: 10 1/8 × 14 1/8in. (25.7 × 35.9 cm)

Accession number
67.64.10

Edition
84/200 signed | Ed. 100 unsigned

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

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Ten Variants

10 works

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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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