Homage to the Square: Night Signal

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Title

Homage to the Square: Night Signal

Subject

square; geometry; color; color theory

Description

The work is made up of three squares of varying sizes. The largest square is an extremely dark evergreen, the middle-sized square a medium tone evergreen, and the smallest square which lays on top is an oceanic blue.

Creator

Josef Albers (1888 - 1976)

Born: March 19, 1888 (Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany)
Died: March 25, 1976 (age 88) (New Haven, Connecticut, USA)

Source

5998, Visual Resources Library, MK

Date

1964

Rights

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Format

Art Form: Painting
Material: Oil; masonite
Measurements: 30 x 30 in.

Type

20th century; Geometric Abstraction