Homage to the Square: Ascending

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Title

Homage to the Square: Ascending

Subject

square; geometry; color; color theory

Description

Four squares of different colors contain one another. The largest square is sky blue, the second largest is a cool light gray, the second smallest is a cool off-white, and the smallest square is sunny yellow.

Creator

Josef Albers (1888 - 1976)

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

Source

5956, Visual Resources Library, MK

Date

1953

Rights

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Format

Art Form: Painting
Material: Oil; masonite
Measurements: 43 7/16 x 43 7/16 in.

Type

20th century; Geometric Abstraction