Folio I / Folder 21 (“Skyscrapers” and “Windows”)

Josef Albers

1972

  • Titles Folio I / Folder 21 ("Skyscrapers" and "Windows") (Proper)@Formulation: Articulation (Portfolio)
  • Artist Josef Albers, American, born Germany, 1888 - 1976
  • Medium two screenprints
  • Dimensions sheet: 15 x 40 in. (38.1 x 101.6 cm) image (a): 13 x 13 in. (33 x 33 cm) image (b): 11 7/8 x 13 5/16 in. (30.2 x 33.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mervyn Barstein and Bargaintown, U.S.A, 1981.60.21a-b
  • Work Type prints
  • Classification Prints

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