Skyscrapers (B)
Date
1929
Artist
Josef Albers, American, b. Bottrop, Germany, 1888–1976
Provenance
The Artist, Dessau, Germany, 1925/29 - Orange, Connecticut, late 1970? [probably in exchange for the gouache Skyscrapers, d. 1928, 13 /8 x 13 1/8 inches, F68.269, which had been acquired by Joseph H. Hirshhorn from Albers in July 1968]
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, June/July 1968-1974
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1974
Exhibition History
Compiled by V. Fletcher 1979-80, amended 2009:
BAUHAUS, Berlin. "Josef Albers Glasbilder," 1-12 May 1932.
NEW ART CIRCLE, NY. "Josef Albers," March 1936, no. 12, no.ill.
YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, New Haven. "Josef Albers," 25 April-18 June 1956, no. 8, p. 46 (as Skyscrapers II, 1925, lent by the artist).
MARLBOROUGH FINE ART, London. "Painters of the Bauhaus," March-April 1962, no. 6 (as Skyscrapers B / Wolkenkratzer B, 1929, opaque glass, 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches).
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Insitution, Washington DC. "Josef Albers," 27 September 1979-18 February 1980, no cat.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Dreams and Nightmares: Utopian Visions in Modern Art," 8 December 1983-12 February 1984, no. 54, p. 89.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Josef Albers: A Retrospective," 25 March-29 May 1988, no. 66, ill., p. 125.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Glass, Color, and Light in the Art of Josef Albers," 24 May-17 September 1995, no. 31, ill. n.p.
TATE MODERN, London. "Albers and Moholy-Nagy: from the Bauhaus to the New World," 9 March-4 June 2006, pl. 17, p. 20. TOUR: KUNSTHALLE BIELEFELD, Germany, 25 June-1 October; WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York, 2 November-21 January 2007.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. "Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity," 8 November 2009-25 January 2010.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration," 13 February-11 April 2010, no cat.
FUNDACIÓN JUAN MARCH, Madrid. "Josef Albers: Minimal Means, Maximum Effect," 28 March-6 July 2013, no. 11, color ill. pg. 56.
Published References
FINKELSTEIN, IRVING. The Life and Art of Josef Albers (New York University: Ph. D., 1967), p. 72.
DIEMER, EMMA LOU. Toccata for Piano (Washington DC: Sisra Publication, 1980), cover.
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School
Geometric Abstraction
On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1974
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
74.6
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Glass laminate and paint
Dimensions
14 1/4 x 14 1/4in. (36.2 x 36.2cm) framed: 17 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 1 in. (43.8 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm)
