Lot 153 · Post- War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Study for Homage to the Square: Deep toned
Josef Albers · oil on masonite
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- Estimate
- £70,000–£90,000 hammer ≈ $127,201–$163,544
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post- War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 23 June 2006
- Dimensions
- 23¾ x 23¾in. (60 x 60cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5667065
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square: Deep toned. Christie's, 23 Jun 2006, lot 153. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5667065.
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Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square: Deep toned. Christie's, 23 Jun 2006, lot 153. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5667065.
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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 | |
| Homage to the Square: Autumnal | Josef Albers | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| 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 | SP (Homage to the Square) | $107,047 | Lempertz, Dec 2018 | |
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square: Ten Works by Josef Albers (D. 156) | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square: Edition Keller Ia-Ik | Phillips, Apr 2018 | ||
| Josef Albers | Study for a Homage to the Square | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Josef Albers | Structural Constellation: Q-5 | Christie's, Sep 2016 | ||
| Josef Albers | Adobe/Variant | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Josef Albers | Squares: Black in Deep Brown + Deep Red [Homage to the Squar | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Josef Albers | Homage to the Square (Edition Keller I) | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 |
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.