Study to Vanishing Grey

1951

Josef Albers

American, born in Germany, 1888-1976

Oil on board

10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm)

Frame: 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm)

Gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

2020.15.1

Provenance: The artist; [Sidney Janis Gallery, New York]; purchased from gallery by Virginia Wright (1929-2020), Seattle, Washington, 1952; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2020

Photo: Nathaniel Willson

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryPortland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bagley Wright: Twentieth Century American and European Paintings and Sculpture, Nov. 8 - Dec. 6, 1964. Cat. no. 1.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, City of Tomorrow: Jinny Wright and the Art That Shaped a New Seattle, Oct. 23, 2020 - Jan. 18, 2021.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Abstract Visions, Aug. 6, 2021 - June 5, 2022.

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