Artist Monograph

Josef Albers, American

American, born Germany. 1888–1976

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Screenprint 127 52%
Lithography 55 22.5%
Other Media 28 11.5%
Photography 12 4.9%
Drawing 5 2%
Oil Painting 5 2%
Woodcut 5 2%
Sculpture 4 1.6%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 217 88.9%
Photography 12 4.9%
Architecture & Design 8 3.3%
Painting & Sculpture 7 2.9%

Production by Decade

2
1910s
13
1920s
11
1930s
14
1940s
10
1950s
68
1960s
126
1970s

Classification Types

  • Print — 208
  • Photograph — 12
  • Design — 8
  • Illustrated Book — 6
  • Painting — 6
  • Drawing — 1
  • Photography Research/Reference — 1
  • Audio — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)5524.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)9843.9%
Large (1–3 m)7031.4%

Range: 12.8 cm → 121.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19573
19582
19591
19612
19631
19652
19662
196720
196810
196934
19721
197567
197615
19792
19842
19851
19886
19903
199311
199427
19952
199713
20011
20103
20131

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas