Folder 31
1972
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color screenprint 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
2015.19.2850.31
Art Historical Context
Josef Albers' *Folder 31* (1972) is a striking color screenprint from the artist's late career, exemplifying his lifelong obsession with color perception and interaction. A pioneer of the Bauhaus movement and influential educator at Black Mountain College and Yale, Albers revolutionized abstract art through rigorous experiments, most famously in his *Homage to the Square* series. This portfolio piece, produced as a screenprint on Mohawk Superfine Bristol wove paper, captures his signature approach: nested geometric forms where adjacent colors create optical illusions, challenging viewers to se...
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...