Josef Albers

White Line Square II
1966

A minimalist artwork featuring a series of three concentric squares, each progressively lighter in shade, creating a sense of depth on a plain background. The squares are centered and precisely aligned, with a wide border around the composition.
A minimalist artwork featuring a series of three concentric squares, each progressively lighter in shade, creating a sense of depth on a plain background. The squares are centered and precisely aligned, with a wide border around the composition.

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Date
1966

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 11/16 × 20 11/16in. (52.5 × 52.5 cm) Image: 15 11/16 × 15 11/16in. (39.9 × 39.9 cm)

Accession number
67.14.2

Edition
41/125

Publication
Printed by Kenneth E. Tyler; printed by Jim Webb; printed by Bernard Bletha; published by Gemini G.E.L.

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/3459

Part of a series:

White Line Squares (Series I)

8 works

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Josef Albers
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