Lot 152 · Post- War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Homage to the Square: Autumnal
Josef Albers · oil on masonite
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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $218,058–$327,087
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post- War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 23 June 2006
- Dimensions
- 31 7/8 x 31 7/8in. (81 x 81cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5667064
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Autumnal. Christie's, 23 Jun 2006, lot 152. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5667064.
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Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Autumnal. Christie's, 23 Jun 2006, lot 152. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5667064.
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From the same sale Post- War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · Jun 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Illustrations for Family Album by Mikal Gilmore) | Michaël Borremans | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Riccione Diptych | Massimo Vitali | £12,000–£16,000 | |
| Teneriffa | Andreas Gursky | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Lime-Green Wall | Josef Albers | £50,000–£60,000 | |
| Study for Homage to the Square: Deep toned | Josef Albers | £70,000–£90,000 | |
| Brigit in Bed | Frank Auerbach | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Albers | homage to the square | $200,358 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| Josef Albers | Study to Homage to the Square: Juxtaposed | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Josef Albers | Study for a Homage to the Square | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square: In Wide Light B | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Josef Albers | Rich Soil | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square (Edition Keller I) | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Josef Albers | Study for Homage to the Square | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.