One of the most immediately recognizable and influential series of paintings produced in the twentieth century is Josef Albers's Homage to the Square. Beginning the series in 1950, at age 62, Albers was to produce more than a thousand Homage paintings and prints, in four different formats.(1) The works became widely known (one appeared on a 1980 United States postage stamp) and influenced two generations of hard edge and Minimalist art. The collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth includes three Homage to the Square paintings, from 1951,...
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Josef Albers, Homage to the Square (La Tehuana)Homage to the Square (La Tehuana), 1951
Oil on fiberboard
30 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches
Acquired in 1980
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gift of Mrs. Anni Albers and The Josef Albers Foundation, Inc.
Image copyright: © The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Josef Albers
Oil on fiberboard
30 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches

Josef Albers, Homage to the SquareHomage to the Square, 1966
Oil on fiberboard
30 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches
Gift of Mrs. Anni Albers and The Josef Albers Foundation, Inc.
Image copyright:
Rights & Reproductions
Josef Albers
Oil on fiberboard
30 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches
One of the most immediately recognizable and influential series of paintings produced in the twentieth century is Josef Albers's Homage to the Square. Beginning the series in 1950, at age 62, Albers was to produce more than a thousand Homage paintings and prints, in four different formats.(1) The works became widely known (one appeared on a 1980 United States postage stamp) and influenced two generations of hard edge and Minimalist art. The collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth includes three Homage to the Square paintings, from...
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Josef Albers, Homage to the SquareHomage to the Square, 1967
Oil on fiberboard
30 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches
Gift of Mrs. Anni Albers and The Josef Albers Foundation, Inc.
Image copyright:
Rights & Reproductions
Josef Albers
Oil on fiberboard
30 3/4 x 30 3/4 inches
One of the most immediately recognizable and influential series of paintings produced in the twentieth century is Josef Albers's Homage to the Square. Beginning the series in 1950, at age 62, Albers was to produce more than a thousand Homage paintings and prints, in four different formats.(1) The works became widely known (one appeared on a 1980 United States postage stamp) and influenced two generations of hard edge and Minimalist art. The collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth includes three Homage to the Square paintings, from...
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