Midnight + Noon VI
1964
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color lithograph on Arches wove paper
Dimensions
image: 40.1 x 40.1 cm (15 13/16 x 15 13/16 in.) sheet: 47.9 x 52 cm (18 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.100.6
Art Historical Context
**Midnight + Noon VI by Josef Albers, created in 1964, is a striking color lithograph on Archesove paper, measuring a precise square image of 40.1 x 40.1 cm. Albers, pioneering Bauhaus master and influential educator at Black Mountain College and Yale, was renowned for his geometric abstractions that delve into the perceptual magic of color. This work belongs to his "Midnight + Noon", evoking the stark contrasts of darkness and light through layered hues, inviting viewers to experience how colors shift and interact depending on their neighbors—a core principle of his lifelong color theory expe...
About the Artist
Josef Albers
Josef Albers, born on March 19, 1888, in Bottrop, Westphalia, into a Roman Catholic family of craftsmen, received early practical training from his father, Lorenzo Albers, a housepainter and carpenter, mastering skills in engraving glass, plumbing, wiring, and printmaking. After working as a schoolteacher in Bottrop from 1908 to 1913, he trained as an art teacher at the Königliche Kunstschule in B...