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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR49.286.D
People
Josef Albers, American (Bottrop, Germany 1888 - 1976 New Haven, Conn.)
Manufactured by Rasch Brothers & Company
Title
Bauhaus Wallpaper Sample
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1929
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/225100

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Colored inks on tan wove paper
Technique
Relief print
Dimensions
23 x 21.5 cm (9 1/16 x 8 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Josef Albers
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1949
Object Number
BR49.286.D
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This is one of 11 wallpaper samples of the same pattern, fastened together along with a note by the designer, Josef Albers.

Publication History

  • Morgan Ridler, "The Bauhaus Wall-Painting Workshop: Mural Painting to Wallpapering, Art to Product" (2016), p. 229-280

Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

Verification Level

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