MMA Pillars (1928)

Artist Josef Albers (American, born Germany, 1888 - 1976)

Publisher Sirocco Screenprints (American)

Date1970

MediumColor screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper

DimensionsImage: 11 1/2 × 10 1/4 inches (29.21 × 26.04 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 17 5/8 inches (48.9 × 44.77 cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert L. Bloch

Object number2005.19

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DescriptionLeft, 8 white horizontal rectangles superposed on vertical black ground, white rectangle beneath, orange vertical at left margin, 3 black rectangles at right. Next, right, on vertical orange ground, 8 short white rectangles, all but 2 extending from spaces between longer left rectangles. Next, right, on orange ground and beneath black rectangle, 10 short horizontal black rectangles, all but 3 bottom extending from spaces between white rectangles, left. Next, right, 11 small black squares on orange ground adjacent to spaces between black rectangles, left. Next, right, on orange ground, 8 white squares adjacent to 8 wider orange rectangles. Next, right, below, 3 black squares and 4 alternating white and orange rectangles on orange-bordered white rectangle. Right, vertical border of 14 black squares on whtie ground, ending at orange border, top, and orange square, bottom right.

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