The Prints of Josef Albers: Catalog Raisonne 1915-1976 - Hardcover

Danilowitz, Brenda; Weber, Nicolas Fox

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555953247 ISBN 13: 9781555953249

Publisher: Hudson Hills, 2010

Synopsis

—Revised edition featuring 13 newly catalogued prints, updated introductory essay incorporating new scholarship, and up-to-date bibliography and exhibitions list —Publication coincides with celebrating the 90th anniversary of the school and Bauhaus movement in which Albers was a major figure —Important Bauhaus exhibition at New York's MoMA opening November 2009 One of the great abstract artists and art teachers of the twentieth century, Josef Albers (1888-1976) influenced generations of artists with his color theories. Born in Germany and a leading figure at the Bauhaus from 1929 to 1933, he settled in the United States in 1934, and later taught at Yale University. As author Brenda Danilowitz writes, the processes and excitement of printmaking fulfilled many of Albers's loftiest dreams. He relished its implicit detachment: the way that the medium removed his hand at least one step from the end result. He appreciated the possibilities of texture available, and treasured the multitude of color choices available in ink, a range he often said was far greater than was available with paints. This revised catalogue raisonne makes important additions to the record of Albers's great accomplishment in the print medium, and its arrival is particularly timely this year.

About this title

About the Author

Brenda Danilowitz is chief curator at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. She has taught art history at Yale University. Nicholas Fox Weber is executive director of the Albers Foundation.

From Library Journal

"For me, abstraction is real, probably more real than nature" telling words from Albers (1888-1976), the German artist whose lifelong exploration of shape and color theories influenced a generation of artists and challenged audiences worldwide. In addition to being one of the leading abstract artists of the 20th century (best known for his "Homage to the Square" series), Albers was also one of the century's most prominent teachers of art and design. Fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933 with the closing of the Bauhaus (where he had studied and taught), Albers settled in the United States and began his journey into the relationships between color and shape. He explored many of his most pressing concerns through printmaking, and this catalogue raisonn‚ examines his entire graphic oeuvre over 350 color prints in a multitude of media, including linocuts, lithographs, etchings, screenprints, posters, and even greeting cards. A biographical essay by Danilowitz (chief curator of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation) accompanies the beautifully illustrated print entries. The work also includes a chronology, a list of selected exhibitions, and a very good bibliography and index. Several good exhibition catalogs examine Albers's paintings and works on paper as a whole, while others examine certain aspects of his work. But this is the first work to fully catalog and examine his graphic contributions and is thus essential to complete any collection on Albers. Recommended for academic and museum libraries as well as public libraries with strong fine arts collections. Kraig Binkowski, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
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Edition details

• Publisher: Hudson Hills
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1555953247
• ISBN 13: 9781555953249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240