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Homage to the Square: Wet and Dry
Josef Albers
On view
Painting
American, born Germany, 1888—1976
Homage to the Square: Wet and Dry
1960
oil on masonite
1971.1
24 x 24 inches
Josef Albers began his Homage to the Square series in 1949, and continued to create these works until the end of his life in 1976. Each painting in this series follows a strict compositional format consisting of a group of concentric squares, exploring the interactions between colors. Albers created the works by using paint directly from the tube, spreading it with a palette knife onto the primed board.