Homage to the Square: The Gentle Hour

Homage to the Square: The Gentle Hour

square; geometry; color; color theory

Three squares of different colors contain one another. The largest is a light unsaturated sandy yellow, the middle square is a slightly darker color than the first, and the smallest square is a light peachy pink.

Josef Albers (1888 - 1976)

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

5955, Visual Resources Library, MK

1962

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Art Form: Painting
Material: Oil; masonite
Measurements: 48 5/8 x 48 5/8 in

20th century; Geometric Abstraction