Study for Homage to the Square

  • Painting mediumPainting
  • Art movementAbstract Art
  • Creation date1964

Josef Albers (1888 – 1976)

Josef Albers was a pioneering 20th-century American artist and educator renowned for his groundbreaking exploration of color theory, geometric abstraction, and influential teaching methods at the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College. His "Homage to the Square" series remains iconic.


About this artwork

  • Title: Study for Homage to the Square
  • Artist: Josef Albers
  • Year: 1964
  • Format: Square
  • Copyright status: Under copyright
  • Movement: Abstract Art
  • Creative period: Mid-Career Period
  • Corpus context: color theory exploration, study for composition
  • Purpose: Geometry
  • Keywords: abstract color study, modernist canvas print, square composition painting

Quick Facts

  • Title: Study for Homage to the Square
  • Year: 1964
  • Artist: Josef Albers
  • Subject or theme: Geometric study
  • Artistic style: Abstract

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