Josef Albers
(American/German, 1888-1976)
A group of four prints from Die Oberfläche (Attic; Silent; Opalescent; Chrysoprase), 1965
Sale 1245 - Prints & Multiples
Sep 21, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Sold for $37,800
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Lot Description
Josef Albers
(American/German, 1888-1976)
A group of four prints from Die Oberfläche (Attic; Silent; Opalescent; Chrysoprase), 1965
color screenprints
each signed, titled, dated, and numbered out of 120 in pencil
Each: 11 x 11 inches.
Property from the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Gursky
Condition Report
Unframed. Frames separate but available, each: 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches.
Surface dirt and dust; scattered hairline scuffs; and scattered foxmarks to each sheet.
Attic
86/120
Sheet: 12 x 24 inches.
With sheet folded, as issued;
slight bump along upper edge at left, no longer than 1/4 of an inch; otherwise appears to be good condition.
Silent
96/120
Sheet: 12 x 24 inches.
With sheet folded, as issued; slight bumps with associated creasing at upper and lower folded left corners; handling crease no longer than 1 inch in length along folded left edge; handling crease no longer than 1 inch and slight bump no longer than approximately 1/4 inch in length along lower folded edge; scratch to folded verso lower edge, no longer than 1 1/4 inches in length and scattered indentations to verso, with no related cracking to ink recto.
Opalescent
50/120
Sheet: 12 x 12 inches.
Trimmed unevenly along left edge; scratch along left edge of image visible under normal viewing conditions, with associated ink loss, no longer than 1/4 of an inch; pinpoint area of ink loss in lower right quadrant; handling crease no longer than one inch in length along lower margin; two hinge remnants along left edge verso; four tape remnants at corners verso.
Chrysoprase
85/120
Sheet, in two pieces, one, 12 x 12 inches and one 11 7/8 x 11 3/4 inches.
Sheet trimmed unevenly in two pieces along natural fold; uneven toning to sheet, particularly to extreme edges and verso of originally folded sheet, likely due to framing; otherwise appears to be in good condition.
Please request additional images.
Surface dirt and dust; scattered hairline scuffs; and scattered foxmarks to each sheet.
Attic
86/120
Sheet: 12 x 24 inches.
With sheet folded, as issued;
slight bump along upper edge at left, no longer than 1/4 of an inch; otherwise appears to be good condition.
Silent
96/120
Sheet: 12 x 24 inches.
With sheet folded, as issued; slight bumps with associated creasing at upper and lower folded left corners; handling crease no longer than 1 inch in length along folded left edge; handling crease no longer than 1 inch and slight bump no longer than approximately 1/4 inch in length along lower folded edge; scratch to folded verso lower edge, no longer than 1 1/4 inches in length and scattered indentations to verso, with no related cracking to ink recto.
Opalescent
50/120
Sheet: 12 x 12 inches.
Trimmed unevenly along left edge; scratch along left edge of image visible under normal viewing conditions, with associated ink loss, no longer than 1/4 of an inch; pinpoint area of ink loss in lower right quadrant; handling crease no longer than one inch in length along lower margin; two hinge remnants along left edge verso; four tape remnants at corners verso.
Chrysoprase
85/120
Sheet, in two pieces, one, 12 x 12 inches and one 11 7/8 x 11 3/4 inches.
Sheet trimmed unevenly in two pieces along natural fold; uneven toning to sheet, particularly to extreme edges and verso of originally folded sheet, likely due to framing; otherwise appears to be in good condition.
Please request additional images.
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