Josef Albers: Discovery and Invention: The Early Graphic Works

Previously unseen early works and other unpublished material from the pioneering Bauhaus polymath

This publication considers Josef Albers' early development as an artist, beginning with the pre-Bauhaus years when he worked as an elementary school teacher in his native Bottrop in Western Germany, while sketching the landscape and architecture of his home town and studying courses in art by night. With a particular focus on works on paper, the book reveals not only the unappreciated naturalist...