Folder 12
1972
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screenprint in gray on Mohawk Superfine Bristol wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 38.1 × 101.6 cm (15 × 40 in.) sheet (folded): 38.1 × 50.8 cm (15 × 20 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. Norman Ives)
Accession Number
2015.19.2850.12
Art Historical Context
Josef Albers' *Folder 12* (1972) is a striking screenprint in gray tones on Mohawk Superfine Bristol wove paper, measuring 38.1 × 101.6 cm when unfoldedor 38.1 × 50.8 cm folded). As part of a portfolio classification, this folder exemplifies Albers' late-career exploration of form and perception, created just four years before his death. Acquired through the Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. Norman Ives) and now housed in the National Gallery of Art's CG-W Department, it reflects the artist's commitment to precision and accessibility in printmaking. Albers, a pioneering Bauhaus master and infl...
About the Artist
Josef Albers
Josef Albers, born on March 19, 1888, in Bottrop, Westphalia, into a Roman Catholic family of craftsmen, received early practical training from his father, Lorenzo Albers, a housepainter and carpenter, mastering skills in engraving glass, plumbing, wiring, and printmaking. After working as a schoolteacher in Bottrop from 1908 to 1913, he trained as an art teacher at the Königliche Kunstschule in B...