Lot 132 · Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session
Study for Homage to the Square: Towards the South
Josef Albers · oil on masonite
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session , New York · 11 November 2009
- Dimensions
- 24 x 24 in. (60.9 x 60.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5212906
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square: Towards the South. Christie's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5212906.
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Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square: Towards the South. Christie's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5212906.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lois Long (1918-2005) | Lois Long (1918-2005) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Son of Spectre | Mel Ramos | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled (Akt mit Flügel) | Georg Baselitz | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Cow Pond | Wayne Thiebaud | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Exit | Ed Ruscha | $150,000–$200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Albers | Study to Homage to the Square: Yellow Echo | $355,600 | Christie's, Jul 2026 | |
| Josef Albers | Study to Homage to the Square: Sprouting | Christie's, May 2026 | ||
| Josef Albers | Study for Homage to the Square | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square: Osmosis | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Josef Albers | Study to Homage to the Square - Endless | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Josef Albers | SP (Homage to the Square) | Lempertz, Jun 2022 | ||
| Josef Albers | study for homage to the square: yellow climate | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 |
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.