Lot 169 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Homage to the Square: Blue Sound
Josef Albers · oil on masonite
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, New York · 12 September 2002
- Dimensions
- 24 x 24 in. (60.9 x 60.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4586821
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Blue Sound. Christie's, 12 Sep 2002, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4586821.
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Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Blue Sound. Christie's, 12 Sep 2002, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4586821.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session · Sep 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasses | Wayne Thiebaud | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Decade Autoportrait | Robert Indiana | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Self-Portrait in the Blue Mirror, Berlin | Nan Goldin | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled | Andy Warhol | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Southern Sumatra | A KROE COTTON TEXTILE | €300–€500 | |
| A Dan Mask | A Dan Mask | €2,000–€3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Albers | Study for Homage to the Square: Oracle | $220,001 | Phillips, May 2024 | |
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square: In Wide Light B | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Josef Albers | Study for a Homage to the Square | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Josef Albers | Rich Soil | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Josef Albers | Study for Homage to the Square | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Josef Albers | Study to Homage to the Square: Juxtaposed | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square: Towards Fall I | Christie's, Feb 2007 |
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.